Lactic acid test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $11.00 to $453.00, with a median of $59.13. The lowest price is at Riverview Regional Medical Center (Gadsden). The highest price is 41.2× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83605. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11.00Riverview Regional Medical Center
Median$59.13half of hospitals charge less
Highest$453.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$48.13vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Regional Medical Center lowest Gadsden · Gadsden, AL Hc Assay Of Lactic Acid | $11.00 | $191.36 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL LACTATE(VENOUS) ACID NH | $12.11 | $15.14 | — source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Lactic Acid (Venous) | $13.88 | $113.42 | — source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL LACTIC ACID | $14.40 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL LACTIC ACID | $15.47 | $59.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL 3 HR - LACTIC ACID - SEPSIS PROTOCOL | $15.83 | $62.00 | — source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL LACTIC ACID | $18.30 | $122.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Lactic Acid | $23.00 | $96.00 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Quest Lactic Acid CSF - Adj 83605 | $32.12 | $74.70 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Quest Lactic Acid CSF - Adj 83605 | $32.12 | $74.70 | — source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL LACTATE WHOLE BLOOD | $32.43 | $38.15 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $33.20 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL D-LACTATE (LAC) | $35.80 | $89.50 | — source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA LACTIC ACID | $36.38 | $72.75 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL LACTIC ACID,BLOOD | $37.00 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LACTIC ACID,BLOOD | $37.00 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL LACTIC ACID,BLOOD | $37.00 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL LACTIC ACID | $43.75 | $87.50 | — source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $44.86 | $112.16 | — source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC LACTATE WHOLE BLOOD | $45.15 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL LACTIC ACID | $49.20 | $328.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL LAB 83605 - ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $50.60 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LACTIC ACID | $59.13 | $328.48 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL ..POC LACTATE (DISC) | $62.00 | $62.00 | — source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL ..POC LACTATE (DISC) | $62.00 | $62.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $64.40 | $92.00 | — source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Lactic Acid | $69.00 | $115.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC LACTIC ACID | $82.95 | $109.15 | — source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $83.00 | $166.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL LACTIC ACID | $84.14 | $934.85 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL LACTIC ACID | $85.99 | $716.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LACTIC ACID CSF | $94.60 | $94.60 | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LACTIC ACID CSF | $94.60 | $94.60 | — source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL AMB-LACTIC ACID | $97.41 | $162.35 | — source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL LACTIC ACID | $118.60 | $658.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL POC-LACTATE (LACTIC ACID) | $143.50 | $143.50 | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $143.50 | $143.50 | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $143.50 | $143.50 | — source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL POC-LACTATE (LACTIC ACID) | $143.50 | $143.50 | — source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Assay Of Lactic Acid - Lactate Csf | $148.00 | $148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Lactic Acid - Lactate Csf | $148.00 | $148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Lactic Acid - Lactate Csf | $148.00 | $148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Lactic Acid - Lactate Csf | $148.00 | $148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Lactic Acid (Lactate) | $175.50 | $234.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Lactic Acid - Lactate | $453.00 | $453.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 8 | $18.30 | $148.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $59.13 | $102.75 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $94.60 | $94.60 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $44.86 | $47.03 |
| Gadsden, AL | 2 | $11.00 | $48.50 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $14.40 | $55.90 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $15.47 | $79.48 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $23.00 | $85.50 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $50.60 | $50.60 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $82.95 | $82.95 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $13.88 | $13.88 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $69.00 | $69.00 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $118.60 | $118.60 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $84.14 | $84.14 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $36.38 | $36.38 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $143.50 | $143.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $45.15 | $45.15 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $43.75 | $43.75 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $35.80 | $35.80 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $32.43 | $32.43 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $64.40 | $64.40 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $15.83 | $15.83 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $12.11 | $12.11 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $33.20 | $33.20 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What it is
A lactic acid test measures lactate in the blood. It is used mainly in the emergency department and hospital to look for sepsis, shock or poor blood flow to tissues.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Lactate (lactic acid) blood test in other states
- Alaska$159.30
- Arizona$50.76
- Arkansas$40.15
- California$141.75
- Colorado$135.00
- Connecticut$64.78
- Delaware$87.55
- District of Columbia$126.80
- Florida$87.00
- Georgia$98.61
- Hawaii$99.70
- Idaho$74.14
- Illinois$89.80
- Indiana$90.00
- Iowa$75.00
- Kansas$79.35
- Kentucky$68.40
- Louisiana$28.15
- Maine$59.38
- Maryland$53.90
- Massachusetts$71.00
- Michigan$45.05
- Minnesota$80.60
- Mississippi$56.25
- Missouri$87.50
- Montana$115.20
- Nebraska$125.00
- Nevada$89.35
- New Hampshire$78.10
- New Jersey$14.00
- New Mexico$128.23
- New York$40.00
- North Carolina$87.36
- North Dakota$77.25
- Ohio$52.00
- Oklahoma$48.10
- Oregon$69.06
- Pennsylvania$76.80
- Puerto Rico$43.95
- Rhode Island$83.90
- South Carolina$89.70
- South Dakota$104.00
- Tennessee$37.62
- Texas$97.92
- Utah$207.60
- Vermont$114.00
- Virginia$96.75
- Washington$99.00
- West Virginia$56.25
- Wisconsin$70.87
- Wyoming$64.74
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.