LDH test cost in Bakersfield, CA
In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test: from $5.79 to $52.15, with a median of $7.25. The lowest listed price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital — $1.46 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $33.67 at 210 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 83615, 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 Sep 11, 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital lowest Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 RL-Q-LDH CSF File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $5.79 | $15.75 | $6.04–$17.37 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 RL-Q-LDH CSF File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $5.85 | $15.75 | $6.04–$17.37 | 63% |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa, CA · (760) 379-2681 Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level File of Jun 11, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $34.53 | $2.76–$34.53 | 79% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 H-CELIAC PANEL 8440 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $10.02 | $27.00 | $6.04–$27.00 | 63% |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 327-1792 LACTATE DEHYDRO (LDH) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.20 | $85.00 | $6.04–$85.00 | 63% |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 632-5000 LACTATE DEHYDRO (LDH) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $31.54 | $85.00 | $6.04–$85.00 | 63% |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA · (760) 446-3551 Lactate (ld) (ldh) enzyme+1 more line at this price File of Sep 11, 2026 · source file | $50.21 | $94.74 | — | 47% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield, CA · (661) 215-7500 LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME source file | $52.15 | $74.50 | $5.37–$126.00 | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.79, median $7.25, highest $52.15 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $5.85. 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 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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
An LDH test measures an enzyme found in most body tissues. A high level is a general sign of tissue damage and is used to follow some anemias, lymphomas and other cancers.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83615 ($41.33). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-LDH FL 20505 | $2.70 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-LDH FL 20505 | $2.73 | file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-LDISO 20413B | $3.31 | file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield, CARL-A-LDISO 20413B | $3.34 | file |