LDH test cost in Jackson, MS
In Jackson, MS, 13 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test: from $13.60 to $74.40, with a median of $34.23. The lowest listed price is at UMMC Holmes County — $20.63 less than the median here. Across Mississippi, the median is $29.52 at 55 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 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 Apr 30, 2025 and May 27, 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 Jackson, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UMMC Holmes County lowest Lexington, MS · (662) 834-1321 83615 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (ENZYME) LEVEL | $13.60 | $34.00 | $5.60–$34.00 | 60% | — source file |
| Magee General Hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 LDH BODY FLUID | $15.27 | $44.00 | $5.44–$9.49 | 65% | — source file |
| Magee General Hospital Magee, MS · (601) 849-5070 LDH | $15.62 | $45.00 | $5.44–$9.49 | 65% | — source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 HC LDH-BLOOD OR BODY FLUID | $20.79 | $33.00 | $5.44–$26.40 | 37% | — source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton, MS · (601) 732-6301 *HC LDH, TOTAL | $20.79 | $33.00 | $5.44–$26.40 | 37% | — source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall, MS · (601) 847-2221 Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $21.00 | $30.00 | $5.17–$25.50 | 30% | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest, MS · (601) 469-4151 Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $23.00 | $23.00 | $1.39–$100.00 | — | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 LDH FLUID | $29.52 | $72.00 | $6.04–$64.80 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City, MS · (662) 746-2261 LDH | $29.52 | $72.00 | $6.04–$64.80 | 59% | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 LDH FLUID | $34.23 | $163.00 | $3.54–$130.40 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 968-1000 LDH | $34.23 | $163.00 | $3.54–$130.40 | 79% | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| UMMC - Madison Canton, MS · (601) 855-4000 83615 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (ENZYME) LEVEL | $35.20 | $88.00 | $5.44–$66.00 | 60% | — source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS · (601) 984-4100 83615 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (ENZYME) LEVEL | $35.20 | $88.00 | $5.60–$79.20 | 60% | — source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Lactate Dehydrogenase | $72.45 | $483.00 | $5.44–$483.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon, MS · (601) 825-2811 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fluid (LC) | $72.45 | $483.00 | $5.44–$483.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood, MS Lactate Dehydrogenase | $73.08 | $348.00 | $5.44–$348.00 | 79% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Lactate Dehydrogenase | $73.80 | $410.00 | $5.44–$410.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fluid (LC) | $73.80 | $410.00 | $5.44–$410.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fluid | $73.80 | $410.00 | $5.44–$410.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MS · (601) 932-1030 83615 LACTATE DEHYDROLDH | $73.80 | $410.00 | $5.44–$410.00 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Lactate Dehydrogenase (LC) | $74.40 | $496.00 | $5.13–$500.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 83615 L1842 LACTATE DEHYDR | $74.40 | $496.00 | $5.13–$500.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson, MS · (601) 376-1000 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fluid (LC) | $74.40 | $496.00 | $5.13–$500.00 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.60, median $34.23, highest $74.40 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $58.88. 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 12 of 13 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
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83615 ($41.92). 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.
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MSLactate Dehydrogenase (CQ) | $0.41 | file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood, MSLactate Dehydrogenase (LC) | $0.41 | file |