Lactic acid test cost in Miami, FL — inpatient
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 17 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $14.56 to $351.65, with a median of $54.60. The lowest listed price is at Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida — $40.04 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $84.94 at 169 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 14 cities for code 83605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 13, 2026 and Sep 15, 2026.
Lowest$14.56Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida
Median$54.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$351.65in this market
Difference24.2×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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
median
Lowest $14.56Highest $589.40
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida lowest Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC LACTIC ACIDCSF File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $14.56 | $14.56 | $6.55–$14.56 | — |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 ARU LACTIC FLUID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $20.15 | $31.00 | $11.16–$31.00 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 Assay of Lactic Acid Q200 File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $10.15–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 Assay of Lactic Acid Q200 File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $4.93–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 Assay of Lactic Acid Q200 File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $10.15–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 Assay of Lactic Acid Q200 File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $20.30 | $29.00 | $12.18–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 ARU LACTATE File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $29.25 | $45.00 | $11.57–$45.00 | 35% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 LACTATE File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $52.00 | $11.57–$52.00 | 35% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Warde Lactic Acid Plasma+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $38.35 | $59.00 | $11.34–$216.00 | 35% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Lactic Acid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $50.05 | $77.00 | $11.34–$216.00 | 35% |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $84.00 | $6.12–$84.00 | 35% |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $84.00 | $6.12–$84.00 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $84.00 | $6.12–$84.00 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Lactic Acid-Mayo File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $72.80 | $104.00 | $36.40–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Lactic Acid-Mayo File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $72.80 | $104.00 | $43.68–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Lactic Acid-Mayo File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $72.80 | $104.00 | $17.68–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Lactic Acid-Mayo File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $72.80 | $104.00 | $36.40–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Warde Lactic Acid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $81.83 | $125.89 | $11.34–$216.00 | 35% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 MML LACTATE ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $196.30 | $302.00 | $11.57–$266.00 | 35% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $245.05 | $377.00 | $11.57–$266.00 | 35% |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - POCT LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $248.89 | $248.89 | $25.88–$199.11 | — |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - LACTATE+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $248.89 | $248.89 | $25.88–$199.11 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - LACTIC ACID BODY FLUID+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $248.89 | $248.89 | $25.88–$199.11 | — |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - LACTATE+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $248.89 | $248.89 | $25.88–$199.11 | — |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC D LACTATEPLASMA DLAC File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $268.32 | $268.32 | $120.74–$268.32 | — |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC LACTIC ACID File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $275.42 | $275.42 | $123.94–$275.42 | — |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $351.65 | $541.00 | $6.32–$541.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $351.65 | $541.00 | $6.12–$541.00 | 35% |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $351.65 | $541.00 | $6.32–$541.00 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC POC Lactic Acid+1 more line at this price File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $589.40 | $842.00 | $143.14–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC POC Lactic Acid+1 more line at this price File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $589.40 | $842.00 | $294.70–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC POC Lactic Acid+1 more line at this price File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $589.40 | $842.00 | $353.64–$2,726.34 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC POC Lactic Acid+1 more line at this price File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $589.40 | $842.00 | $294.70–$2,726.34 | 30% |
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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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Inpatient: lowest $14.56, median $54.60, highest $351.65 — a 24.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 35 facilities here, median $156.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 12 of 17 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.