Lab tests CPT 83615 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

LDH test cost in Scranton, PA — inpatient

In Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test as an inpatient: from $25.20 to $44.94, with a median of $44.94. The lowest listed price is at Wilkes-Barre General Hospital — $19.74 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $36.00 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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 Dec 1, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.

Lowest$25.20Wilkes-Barre General Hospital

Median$44.94half of hospitals charge less

Highest$44.94in this market

Difference1.8×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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA.

median

Lowest $25.20Highest $44.94

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Wilkes-Barre General Hospital lowest Wilkes-Barre, PA · (570) 829-8111 LACTATE DEHYDROLDH File of Dec 1, 2024 · source file	$25.20	$70.00	$14.70–$64.75	64%
Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton, PA LACTATE DEHYDROLDH File of Dec 2, 2024 · source file	$44.94	$107.00	$24.61–$100.69	58%
Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton, PA · (570) 348-7100 LACTATE DEHYDROLDH File of Dec 2, 2024 · source file	$44.94	$107.00	$24.61–$100.69	58%

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 $25.20, median $44.94, highest $44.94 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $28.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 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.