LDH test cost in Pensacola, FL — inpatient
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test as an inpatient: from $7.18 to $9.60, with a median of $8.55. The lowest listed price is at HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center — $1.37 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $53.63 at 168 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 83615, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 23, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center lowest Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 83615 LACTATE DEHYDROLDH+5 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $7.18 | $20.52 | $3.98–$16.42 | 65% |
| Baptist Health Care Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 LDH File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $8.55 | $57.00 | $8.55–$57.00 | 85% |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 LDH File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $8.55 | $57.00 | $8.55–$57.00 | 85% |
| Jay Hospital Jay, FL · (850) 675-4532 LDH File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $9.60 | $64.00 | $14.08–$64.00 | 85% |
Inpatient: lowest $7.18, median $8.55, highest $9.60 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $9.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 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 ($39.27). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FLLACTATE DEHROGENASE | $2.40 | file |