Lab tests CPT 83605 Outpatient

Lactic acid test cost in Chico, CA

In Chico, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $18.00 to $73.64, with a median of $45.82. The lowest listed price is at Oroville Hospital — $27.82 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $141.75 at 209 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 26, 2026 and Sep 26, 2026.

Lowest$18.00Oroville Hospital

Median$45.82half of hospitals charge less

Highest$73.64in this market

Difference4.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Chico, CA.

median

Lowest $18.00Highest $144.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Oroville Hospital lowest Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 *Lactic Acid Csf source file	$18.00	$36.00	$10.00–$40.00	50%
Orchard Hospital Gridley, CA · (530) 846-5671 Lactic acid level File of Sep 26, 2026 · source file	$73.64	$122.74	$13.27–$113.53	40%
Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Lactic Acid source file	$144.00	$287.00	$12.00–$316.00	50%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $45.82, highest $73.64 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A lactic acid test measures lactate in the blood. It is used mainly in the emergency department and hospital to look for sepsis, shock or poor blood flow to tissues.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.