LDH test cost in Oklahoma City, OK
In Oklahoma City, OK, 6 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test: from $5.50 to $46.15, with a median of $24.09. The lowest listed price is at OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center — $18.59 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $35.13 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 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 Mar 27, 2026 and Jun 18, 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 Oklahoma City, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center lowest Oklahoma City, OK LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (ENZYME) LEVEL source file | $5.50 | $55.00 | $6.04–$448.00 | 90% |
| Purcell Municipal Hospital Purcell, OK · (405) 527-6524 Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $7.30 | $12.16 | $0.73–$14.75 | 40% |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 755-1515 Ldh Lactate Dehydrogenase+1 more line at this price source file | $21.45 | $33.00 | $12.87–$33.00 | 35% |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 608-3200 HC Lactate (Ld) (Ldh) Enzyme - Lactate Dehydrogenase Bf+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $26.72 | $76.34 | $5.37–$68.71 | 65% |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City, OK · (405) 628-6000 HC Lactate (Ld) (Ldh) Enzyme - Lactate Dehydrogenase+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 27, 2026 · source file | $26.72 | $76.34 | $5.37–$68.71 | 65% |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK · (405) 282-6700 Ldh Lactate Dehydrogenase+1 more line at this price source file | $46.15 | $71.00 | $5.37–$16.00 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.50, median $24.09, highest $46.15 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $93.00. 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 5 of 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City, OKLACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME | $2.70 | file |