LDH test cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 33 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test as an inpatient: from $5.08 to $273.24, with a median of $7.50. The lowest listed price is at Brookdale Hospital Medical Center and 2 other hospitals — $2.42 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $22.06 at 112 hospitals.
Cash prices at 33 facilities across 21 cities for code 83615, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 22, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.
Lowest$5.08Brookdale Hospital Medical Center + 2 more
Median$7.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$273.24in this market
Difference53.8×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
median
Lowest $5.08Highest $387.00
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookdale Hospital Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY · (718) 240-5966 L.D.H.-CHEM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $5.08 | $38.00 | $5.08–$11.43 | 87% |
| Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY L.D.H.-CHEM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $5.08 | $38.00 | $4.83–$11.43 | 87% |
| Interfaith Medical Center lowest Brooklyn, NY BODY FLUID - LDH+1 more line at this price File of Aug 1, 2026 · source file | $5.08 | $38.00 | $5.08–$11.43 | 87% |
| Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ · (732) 775-5500 NMDP LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE NMDP LDH+11 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $6.04 | $99.00 | $3.65–$99.00 | 94% |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fld+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.95 | $222.00 | — | 97% |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fld+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.95 | $125.00 | — | 94% |
| Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center Montclair, NJ · (973) 429-6000 Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $6.95 | $119.70 | $6.04–$119.70 | 94% |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fld+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.95 | $112.00 | — | 94% |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE LDH File of Aug 13, 2026 · source file | $6.95 | $84.27 | $1.70–$80.06 | 92% |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fld+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.95 | $120.00 | — | 94% |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Lactate Dehydrogenase Body Fld+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $6.95 | $111.00 | — | 94% |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $132.23 | $5.08–$160.44 | 95% |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $132.23 | $5.08–$160.44 | 95% |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $132.23 | $5.08–$160.44 | 95% |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York, NY HC LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $132.23 | $5.08–$160.44 | 95% |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $7.25 | $132.23 | $5.08–$160.44 | 95% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Ldh Pleural Fluid 83615+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $7.50 | $75.00 | $5.87–$60.00 | 90% |
| Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center - Concourse Division Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 LDH CSF+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $13.29 | $13.29 | — | — |
| BronxCare Hospital Center - Fulton Campus Bronx, NY · (212) 588-7000 LDH+2 more lines at this price File of May 5, 2026 · source file | $13.29 | $13.29 | — | — |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 LDH � Non-Valley File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $30.00 | $4.83–$25.50 | 40% |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Ldh 83615 File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $19.60 | $196.00 | $15.33–$156.80 | 90% |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 LD REF File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $19.72 | $63.00 | $50.40–$53.55 | 69% |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Chem Bdy Fl Ldh+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2025 · source file | $24.50 | $34.99 | — | 30% |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 270-1000 83615 - LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME File of Apr 22, 2025 · source file | $28.00 | $28.00 | $4.00–$83.00 | — |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $31.30 | $100.00 | $80.00–$85.00 | 69% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 LD File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $31.80 | $53.00 | $4.83–$45.05 | 40% |
| Hunterdon Medical Center Flemington, NJ · (908) 788-6100 LD BODY FLUID File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $33.80 | $108.00 | $86.40–$91.80 | 69% |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZ 6075746 File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $34.20 | $57.00 | $4.83–$48.45 | 40% |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla, NY · (914) 493-7000 LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME File of Jul 28, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $74.00 | $22.20–$74.00 | — |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CARBOHYDRATE AG 19 9+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $80.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern, NY · (914) 368-5000 83615 -LDH+1 more line at this price File of Jun 29, 2026 · source file | $97.00 | $97.00 | $29.10–$67.90 | — |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Ldh Lactate Dehydrogenase File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Ldh Lactate Dehydrogenase File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Ldh Lactate Dehydrogenase File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Ldh Lactate Dehydrogenase File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $99.00 | $110.00 | — | 10% |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY · (718) 692-5302 LDH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.59 | $100.59 | — | — |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BOD File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $160.00 | $164.00 | $3.00–$164.00 | 2% |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 BLOOD-LDH+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $290.00 | $294.00 | $3.00–$294.00 | 1% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 CSF-LDH File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $369.00 | $373.00 | $3.00–$373.00 | 1% |
| Saint Peters University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ · (732) 745-8600 BODY FLUID LDH File of Nov 19, 2025 · source file | $387.00 | $393.00 | $3.00–$393.00 | 2% |
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Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
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Inpatient: lowest $5.08, median $7.50, highest $273.24 — a 53.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 72 facilities here, median $7.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 16 of 18 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.