Lactic acid test cost in Lafayette, LA
In Lafayette, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $8.32 to $52.07, with a median of $13.57. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics — $5.25 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $27.86 at 54 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 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 Lafayette, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics lowest Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE | $8.32 | $32.00 | $5.79–$26.73 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE | $9.60 | $32.00 | $7.04–$29.12 | 70% | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC D-LACTATE, PLASMA | $11.10 | $37.00 | $8.14–$33.67 | 70% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC D-LACTATE, PLASMA | $13.50 | $30.00 | $10.50–$23.18 | 55% | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC LACTATE | $13.57 | $59.00 | $5.79–$46.26 | 77% | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $13.57 | $59.00 | $5.79–$46.26 | 77% | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC LACTIC ACID | $13.57 | $59.00 | $5.79–$46.26 | 77% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE | $14.40 | $32.00 | $11.20–$23.18 | 55% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $18.20 | $70.00 | $5.79–$38.29 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC LACTATE | $18.20 | $70.00 | $5.79–$38.29 | 74% | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC LACTIC ACID | $18.20 | $70.00 | $5.79–$38.29 | 74% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC LACTIC ACID | $22.95 | $51.00 | $11.57–$35.70 | 55% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC LACTATE | $22.95 | $51.00 | $11.57–$35.70 | 55% | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $22.95 | $51.00 | $11.57–$35.70 | 55% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC LACTIC ACID | $28.35 | $135.00 | $11.52–$81.00 | 79% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $28.35 | $135.00 | $11.52–$81.00 | 79% | — source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC LACTATE | $28.35 | $135.00 | $11.52–$81.00 | 79% | — source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $35.25 | $117.50 | $8.74–$117.50 | 70% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 LACTIC ACID | $35.25 | $117.50 | $8.74–$117.50 | 70% | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC LACTIC ACID | $36.00 | $120.00 | $11.57–$109.20 | 70% | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC LACTATE | $36.00 | $120.00 | $11.57–$109.20 | 70% | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $36.00 | $120.00 | $11.57–$109.20 | 70% | — source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 LACTIC ACID | $52.07 | $69.42 | — | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.32, median $13.57, highest $52.07 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $13.57. 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 6 of 6 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83605 ($81.90). 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.
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LAHC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE | $6.72 | file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LAHC D-LACTATE, PLASMA | $6.90 | file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LAHC D-LACTATE, PLASMA | $7.14 | file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LAHC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE | $7.36 | file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LAHC D-LACTATE, PLASMA | $7.54 | file |