Lactic acid test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 9 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $18.00 to $98.00, with a median of $32.00. The lowest listed price is at University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson and 1 other hospital — $14.00 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $45.05 at 92 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 8 cities for code 83605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson lowest Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB POC Lactate | $18.00 | $72.00 | $8.68–$58.32 | 75% | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia lowest Ionia, MI · (616) 527-4200 HB POC Lactate | $18.00 | $72.00 | $37.25–$120.69 | 75% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC POCT Lactic Acid Capillary | $18.85 | $29.00 | $6.33–$35.92 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC POCT Lactic Acid Venous | $18.85 | $29.00 | $6.33–$35.92 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Poc Lactate | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Lab Lactic Acid Csf | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Lactic Acid | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Lab Lactic Acid Csf | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Lactic Acid | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Lab Lactic Acid Csf | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Lactic Acid | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Lab Lactic Acid Csf | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Lactic Acid | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Poc Lactate | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Lab Lactic Acid Csf | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Lactic Acid | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Poc Lactate | $32.00 | $32.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Lactic Acid CSF | $37.05 | $57.00 | $6.33–$57.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Poc Lactate | $42.00 | $42.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Poc Lactate | $42.00 | $42.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC POCT Lactic Acid Arterial | $43.55 | $67.00 | $6.33–$67.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Lactic Acid | $47.45 | $73.00 | $6.33–$73.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Lactic Acid Venous Whole Blood | $47.45 | $73.00 | $6.33–$73.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Lactic Acid Body Fluid | $47.45 | $73.00 | $6.33–$73.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 LACTIC ACID-CSF | $79.20 | $99.00 | $8.36–$87.42 | 20% | — source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 LACTIC ACID | $79.20 | $99.00 | $8.36–$87.42 | 20% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde Lactic Acid | $81.83 | $125.89 | $6.33–$125.89 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 LACTATE | $98.00 | $98.00 | $9.89–$98.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $32.00, highest $98.00 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $32.00. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83605 ($81.83). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MIHC Warde Lactic Acid CSF | $7.38 | file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MIHC Warde Lactic Acid Plasma | $7.38 | file |