LDH test cost in Oxnard, CA — inpatient
In Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test as an inpatient: from $10.03 to $10.59, with a median of $10.31. The lowest listed price is at St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital — $0.28 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $33.67 at 210 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83615, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital lowest Camarillo, CA · (805) 988-2500 LACTATE DEHYDRO (LDH) | $10.03 | $24.16 | $6.53–$19.33 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CA · (805) 988-2500 LACTATE DEHYDRO (LDH) | $10.59 | $24.16 | $6.53–$18.85 | 56% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10.03, median $10.31, highest $10.59 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $10.59 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83615 ($41.60). 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.
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo, CALDH BODY FLUID (CMH) | $2.70 | file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CALDH BODY FLUID (CMH) | $2.85 | file |
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo, CARL-A-LDH FL 20505 | $3.06 | file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard, CARL-A-LDH FL 20505 | $3.22 | file |