Lab tests CPT 83615 Outpatient

LDH test cost in Manchester, NH

In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test: from $29.23 to $68.60, with a median of $42.73. The lowest listed price is at Southern NH Medical Center — $13.50 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $50.31 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$29.23Southern NH Medical Center

Median$42.73half of hospitals charge less

Highest$68.60in this market

Difference2.3×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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.

median

Lowest $29.23Highest $68.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Southern NH Medical Center lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 577-2000 HC LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE LDH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$29.23	$79.00	—	63%
Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Lactate Dehydrogenase Ldh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$35.15	$95.00	—	63%
St Joseph Hospital of Nashua Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC LDH+1 more line at this price source file	$50.31	$129.00	—	61%
Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 LDH-MISC FLUIDS+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$68.60	$114.33	—	40%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $29.23, median $42.73, highest $68.60 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $42.73. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.