Lab tests CPT 83605 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lactic acid test cost in Muskegon, MI — inpatient

In Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test as an inpatient: from $18.85 to $18.85, with a median of $18.85. Across Michigan, the median is $45.05 at 92 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83605, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$18.85Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus

Median$18.85half of hospitals charge less

Highest$18.85in this market

Difference1.0×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 Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI.

median

Lowest $18.85Highest $81.83

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus lowest Muskogen, MI · (231) 726-3511 HC POCT Lactic Acid Capillary+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$18.85	$29.00	$6.33–$30.49	35%
Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen, MI · (231) 726-3511 HC POCT Lactic Acid Arterial File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$43.55	$67.00	$6.33–$67.00	35%
Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen, MI · (231) 726-3511 HC Lactic Acid+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$47.45	$73.00	$6.33–$73.00	35%
Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen, MI · (231) 726-3511 HC Warde Lactic Acid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file	$81.83	$125.89	$6.33–$125.89	35%

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 $18.85, median $18.85, highest $18.85.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18.85 — 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83605 ($81.60). 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
Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen, MIHC Warde Lactic Acid Plasma	$7.38	file
Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen, MIHC Warde Lactic Acid CSF	$7.38	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.