Lactic acid test cost in Pensacola, FL
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $13.50 to $41.90, with a median of $22.81. The lowest listed price is at Gulf Breeze Hospital and 1 other hospital — $9.31 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $87.00 at 175 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 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 Dec 23, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Breeze Hospital lowest Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 LACTIC ACID | $13.50 | $90.00 | $13.50–$90.00 | 85% | Dec 23, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Health Care lowest Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 LACTIC ACID | $13.50 | $90.00 | $13.50–$90.00 | 85% | Dec 23, 2025 source file |
| Jay Hospital Jay, FL · (850) 675-4532 LACTIC ACID | $21.00 | $140.00 | $30.80–$140.00 | 85% | Dec 23, 2025 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 .Lactate POC | $24.62 | $164.16 | $10.27–$164.16 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Lactic Acid w/ Reflex LA | $24.62 | $164.16 | $10.27–$164.16 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 .Lactic Acid Reflex | $24.62 | $164.16 | $10.27–$164.16 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 .Lactic Acid Reflex 2 | $24.62 | $164.16 | $10.27–$164.16 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Lactic Acid | $24.62 | $164.16 | $10.27–$164.16 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 .ISTAT Lactate POC | $24.62 | $164.16 | $10.27–$164.16 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 LACTATE LACTIC A | $26.40 | $66.00 | $11.57–$43.36 | 60% | — source file |
| HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 494-4000 LACTIC ACID | $41.90 | $41.90 | $5.32–$41.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 LACTIC ACID LEVEL ART | $66.76 | $166.90 | $11.57–$43.36 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 LACTIC ACID LEVEL VEIN | $66.76 | $166.90 | $11.57–$43.36 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 LACTIC ACID REPEAT | $66.76 | $166.90 | $11.57–$43.36 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 LACTIC ACID (CSF) | $66.76 | $166.90 | $11.57–$43.36 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 C-LACTIC ACID | $66.76 | $166.90 | $11.57–$43.36 | 60% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 LACTIC ACID | $66.76 | $166.90 | $11.57–$43.36 | 60% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.50, median $22.81, highest $41.90 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $17.25. 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 5 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 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.