Lactic acid test cost in Fayetteville, AR
In Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR, 4 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $15.20 to $150.80, with a median of $124.68. The lowest listed price is at Ozarks Community Hospital — $109.48 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $40.15 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 83605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ozarks Community Hospital lowest Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 LACTIC ACID PLASMA 585 QT | $15.20 | $38.00 | $10.29–$19.76 | 60% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 Lactate -Vitros - GRV | $46.40 | $116.00 | $10.29–$60.32 | 60% | — source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette, AR · (479) 787-5291 POCT ISTAT LACTIC ACID - GRV | $46.40 | $116.00 | $10.29–$60.32 | 60% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $116.60 | $129.55 | $11.57–$89.36 | 10% | — source file |
| Washington Regiol Medical Center Fayetteville, AR · (479) 463-5113 HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactic Acid, Venous, Whole Blood | $132.75 | $177.00 | $1.25–$177.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Washington Regiol Medical Center Fayetteville, AR · (479) 463-5113 HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactic Acid, Arterial, Whole Blood | $132.75 | $177.00 | $1.25–$177.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Washington Regiol Medical Center Fayetteville, AR · (479) 463-5113 HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactic Acid Body Fluid | $132.75 | $177.00 | $1.25–$177.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Washington Regiol Medical Center Fayetteville, AR · (479) 463-5113 HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactate | $132.75 | $177.00 | $1.25–$177.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Washington Regiol Medical Center Fayetteville, AR · (479) 463-5113 HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactate CSF | $132.75 | $177.00 | $1.25–$177.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista, AR · (479) 338-8000 Lactic Acid | $150.80 | $232.00 | $10.29–$48.76 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista, AR · (479) 338-8000 Lactic Acid CSF | $150.80 | $232.00 | $42.22–$197.20 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista, AR · (479) 338-8000 POC Lactic Acid | $150.80 | $232.00 | $10.29–$48.76 | 35% | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale, AR · (479) 725-6800 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $361.58 | $401.75 | $11.57–$89.36 | 10% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista, AR · (479) 338-8000 D Lactate | $424.45 | $653.00 | $10.29–$48.76 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.20, median $124.68, highest $150.80 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $53.39. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 4 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.