Lab tests CPT 83605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lactic acid test cost in Lafayette, LA — inpatient

In Lafayette, LA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test as an inpatient: 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 $28.15 at 56 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 83605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 9, 2026 and Jun 9, 2026.

Lowest$8.32Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics

Median$13.57half of hospitals charge less

Highest$52.07in this market

Difference6.3×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 Lafayette, LA.

median

Lowest $8.32Highest $52.07

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics lowest Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE source file	$8.32	$32.00	—	74%
Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE source file	$9.60	$32.00	—	70%
Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC D-LACTATE, PLASMA source file	$11.10	$37.00	—	70%
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC D-LACTATE, PLASMA source file	$13.50	$30.00	—	55%
Acadia General Hospital Crowley, LA · (337) 783-3222 HC LACTATE+2 more lines at this price source file	$13.57	$59.00	—	77%
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE source file	$14.40	$32.00	—	55%
Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette, LA · (337) 261-6000 HC LACTIC ACID, CSF+2 more lines at this price source file	$18.20	$70.00	—	74%
Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan, LA · (337) 643-8300 HC LACTIC ACID+2 more lines at this price source file	$22.95	$51.00	—	55%
Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette, LA · (337) 289-7991 HC LACTIC ACID+2 more lines at this price source file	$28.35	$135.00	—	79%
Acadian Medical Center Eunice, LA · (337) 580-7903 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID+1 more line at this price File of Jun 9, 2026 · source file	$35.25	$117.50	$8.74–$117.50	70%
Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge, LA · (337) 332-2178 HC LACTIC ACID+2 more lines at this price source file	$36.00	$120.00	—	70%
Acadia St Landry Church Point, LA · (337) 684-5435 LACTIC ACID source file	$52.07	$69.42	—	25%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $8.32, median $13.57, highest $52.07 — a 6.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $13.57 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 ($79.65). 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.

Hospital	Cash price	File
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

File Link to the hospital's own price file.