Lactic acid test cost in Santa Maria, CA
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $8.05 to $8.05, with a median of $8.05. Across California, the median is $141.75 at 205 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83605, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marian Regional Medical Center lowest Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-LP RATIO 2007935B File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $8.05 | $18.80 | $9.40–$29.81 | 57% |
| Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 LACTATE LACTIC ACID File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $19.69 | $46.00 | $11.57–$46.00 | 57% |
| Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 LACTATE/LACTIC ACID NONL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $118.99 | $278.00 | $11.57–$272.44 | 57% |
| Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-MAYO DLAC PLASMA File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $133.11 | $311.00 | $11.57–$304.78 | 57% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.05, median $8.05, highest $8.05.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.05. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83605 ($78.20). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria, CARL-A-LBCORP FL 20504 | $3.41 | file |