Lab tests CPT 83615 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

LDH test cost in Sayre, PA — inpatient

In Sayre, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test as an inpatient: from $36.28 to $143.94, with a median of $43.60. The lowest listed price is at Robert Packer Hospital — $7.32 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $36.00 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 83615, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$36.28Robert Packer Hospital

Median$43.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$143.94in this market

Difference4.0×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 Sayre, PA.

median

Lowest $36.28Highest $143.94

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Robert Packer Hospital lowest Sayre, PA · (570) 888-6666 Ldh Isoenzymes source file	$36.28	$45.35	$5.08–$36.28	20%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA · (570) 297-2121 Ldh Isoenzymes source file	$43.60	$54.50	$5.08–$37.64	20%
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA · (570) 888-6666 LDH source file	$58.52	$73.15	$5.08–$58.52	20%
Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA · (570) 297-2121 LDH source file	$72.40	$90.50	$11.25	20%
Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda, PA LDH+1 more line at this price source file	$143.94	$179.92	$9.35–$100.09	20%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $36.28, median $43.60, highest $143.94 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $43.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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.