Lactic acid test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 27 hospitals list a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $11.00 to $433.80, with a median of $52.72. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $41.72 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $76.80 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 22 cities for code 83605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$11.00Roxborough Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$52.72half of hospitals charge less
Highest$433.80in this market
Difference39.4×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $11.00Highest $821.24
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Assay Of Lactic Acid File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $191.39 | $8.00–$185.65 | 94% |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Assay Of Lactic Acid File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $11.00 | $149.00 | $8.00–$119.20 | 93% |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 LASF1 LACTIC ACID, SPINAL FLUID File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $17.58 | $17.58 | — | — |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Lactic Acid source file | $36.00 | $360.00 | $10.27–$134.38 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Lactic Acid source file | $36.00 | $360.00 | $10.27–$134.38 | 90% |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Lactic Acid source file | $36.00 | $360.00 | $10.27–$134.38 | 90% |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Lactic Acid source file | $36.00 | $360.00 | $10.27–$134.38 | 90% |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Lactic Acid source file | $36.00 | $360.00 | $10.27–$134.38 | 90% |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ LACTATE RESP+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $36.18 | $36.18 | $6.10–$49.11 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 LACTATE RESP+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $36.18 | $36.18 | $7.32–$49.11 | — |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 LACTIC ACID+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $36.18 | $36.18 | $7.32–$49.11 | — |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ LACTATE RESP+1 more line at this price File of Mar 24, 2026 · source file | $36.18 | $36.18 | $6.92–$49.11 | — |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Lactic Acid File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $41.07 | $68.45 | $11.57–$47.37 | 40% |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Lactic Acid, CSF File of Sep 21, 2026 · source file | $46.21 | $77.01 | $11.57–$47.37 | 40% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Urine-Baylor #47 source file | $52.72 | $52.72 | $8.70–$54.15 | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Lactate/Pyruvate Ratio Component 1 Quest+1 more line at this price source file | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Lactic Acid+1 more line at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $63.70 | $98.00 | $9.20–$144.69 | 35% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Lactic Acid Whole Blood+1 more line at this price source file | $67.00 | $67.00 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Plasma-Baylor #35 source file | $69.83 | $69.83 | $10.80–$62.85 | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Lactic Acid CSF Mayo+1 more line at this price source file | $76.00 | $76.00 | — | — |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Lactate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.80 | $192.00 | — | 60% |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Lactate source file | $76.80 | $192.00 | — | 60% |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Lactate source file | $76.80 | $192.00 | — | 60% |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Lactate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.80 | $192.00 | — | 60% |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Lactate File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.80 | $192.00 | — | 60% |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID source file | $92.00 | $92.00 | $8.00–$22.50 | — |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC POCT Lactic Acid Venous+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $102.70 | $158.00 | $10.80–$167.14 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest Lactic Acid CSF File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $125.45 | $193.00 | $11.34–$185.28 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Lactic Acid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $131.30 | $202.00 | $11.34–$193.92 | 35% |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC POCT Lactic Acid Venous+3 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $133.90 | $206.00 | $11.57–$473.55 | 35% |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC POCT Lactic Acid Venous File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $138.45 | $213.00 | $11.34–$204.48 | 35% |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Lactate, CSF source file | $161.23 | $161.23 | $10.80–$145.11 | — |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 LACTATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.73 | $174.73 | — | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Lactic Acid+1 more line at this price source file | $277.00 | $277.00 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Lactate, Plasma source file | $278.04 | $278.04 | $10.80–$250.24 | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 D Lactate Referred+1 more line at this price source file | $353.00 | $353.00 | — | — |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Lactate Pyruvate Mayo Comp 2 Referred+1 more line at this price source file | $370.00 | $370.00 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Lactate -Icu-+2 more lines at this price source file | $423.34 | $423.34 | $10.80–$381.01 | — |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $433.80 | $482.00 | $8.00–$399.19 | 10% |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID File of Feb 26, 2026 · source file | $433.80 | $482.00 | $9.60–$920.00 | 10% |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CSF Lactic Acids Neurochemistry Only+1 more line at this price source file | $508.00 | $508.00 | — | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Lactate source file | $715.92 | $715.92 | $10.80–$644.33 | — |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 D-Lactate Plasma-Mayo source file | $821.24 | $821.24 | $10.80–$739.12 | — |
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Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Outpatient: lowest $11.00, median $52.72, highest $433.80 — a 39.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $76.80. 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 18 of 20 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.