LDH test cost in Grand Rapids, MI
In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test: from $6.66 to $47.20, with a median of $23.50. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Health Saint Marys — $16.84 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $24.00 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 83615, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Saint Marys lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde Lactate Dehydrogenase (Ldh) Body Fluid File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $6.66 | $10.25 | $1.70–$36.43 | 35% |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Ldh+1 more line at this price source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Ldh source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | — | — |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 LDH source file | $23.00 | $23.00 | $3.24–$29.07 | — |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Ldh source file | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Ldh source file | $24.00 | $24.00 | — | — |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City, MI · (989) 584-3131 HB Lactate (Ld) (Ldh) Enzyme source file | $25.25 | $101.00 | $76.79–$81.81 | 75% |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Lactate Dehydrogenase (Ldh) CSF+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $41.60 | $64.00 | $1.70–$64.00 | 35% |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 LD PERITONEAL FLUID+2 more lines at this price source file | $47.20 | $59.00 | $4.36–$52.10 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $6.66, median $23.50, highest $47.20 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $23.50. 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 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
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MIHC Warde 3701810 Lactate Dehydrogenase (Ldh) | $1.95 | file |