Lactic acid test cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $7.94 to $1,070.75, with a median of $138.00. The lowest price is at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center (Fort Collins). The highest price is 134.9× 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 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.94Banner Fort Collins Medical Center
Median$138.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,070.75in Colorado
Lowest saves$130.06vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center lowest Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB LACTATE/LACTIC ACID NS | $7.94 | $35.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB LACTATE/LACTIC ACID | $8.05 | $35.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LACTIC ACID CSF ARUP 0020516 | $10.87 | $31.04 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB LACTATE/LACTIC ACID | $11.55 | $35.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=POC - LACTIC ACID | $15.60 | $24.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Lactic Acid, CSF LC | $20.00 | $25.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB LACTATE/LACTIC ACID | $21.56 | $35.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LACTIC ACID POC | $48.50 | $69.29 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Lactic Acid | $62.54 | $83.39 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC LACTIC ACID | $67.20 | $96.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $70.56 | $126.00 | Mar 13, 2026 source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Lactic acid level | $73.20 | $122.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO LACTIC ACID CSF | $78.00 | $130.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $89.00 | $178.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Lactic acid level | $98.40 | $123.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC LACTIC ACID | $99.53 | $124.41 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC LACTIC ACID | $99.53 | $124.41 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC LACTIC ACID | $99.53 | $124.41 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Lactic acid level | $100.06 | $153.94 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO Lactic Acid POCT | $122.25 | $163.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Lactic Acid (In-house) | $132.00 | $176.00 | — source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO Lactic Acid | $138.00 | $184.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Assay of lactic acid | $166.00 | $166.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Lactic Acid | $179.00 | $179.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID WHOLE BLOOD | $231.13 | $231.13 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC LACTIC ACID LEVEL - VENOUS BLOOD GAS WITH COOX/GLU/LYTES/LAC/TBIL | $249.28 | $249.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LACTIC ACID LEVEL REFLEX X2 - RESP THERAPY | $249.28 | $249.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LACTIC ACID LEVEL CSF | $249.28 | $249.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LACTIC ACID LEVEL - VENOUS BLOOD GAS WITH COOX/GLU/LYTES/LAC | $249.28 | $249.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $249.28 | $249.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC LACTIC ACID | $350.33 | $919.50 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID | $460.00 | $460.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID | $460.00 | $460.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID BODY FL | $598.50 | $598.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID WHOLE BLOOD | $731.63 | $731.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID WHOLE BLOOD | $731.63 | $731.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID | $746.48 | $746.48 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID WHOLE BLOOD | $746.48 | $746.48 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID | $984.03 | $984.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID WHOLE BLOOD | $984.03 | $984.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID BODY FL | $1,070.75 | $1,070.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID BODY FL | $1,070.75 | $1,070.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO LACTIC ACID BODY FL | $1,070.75 | $1,070.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 21 | $10.87 | $460.00 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $67.20 | $68.88 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $89.00 | $134.00 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $249.28 | $249.28 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $99.53 | $99.53 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $7.94 | $7.94 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $21.56 | $21.56 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $99.53 | $99.53 |
| Greeley, CO | 1 | $8.05 | $8.05 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $98.40 | $98.40 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $166.00 | $166.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $99.53 | $99.53 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $73.20 | $73.20 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $100.06 | $100.06 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $11.55 | $11.55 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $62.54 | $62.54 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $122.25 | $122.25 |
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
- Alabama$59.13
- Alaska$159.30
- Arizona$30.37
- Arkansas$39.97
- California$141.75
- Connecticut$71.37
- Delaware$83.68
- District of Columbia$133.94
- Florida$84.94
- Georgia$98.61
- Hawaii$99.70
- Idaho$74.14
- Illinois$88.00
- Indiana$90.00
- Iowa$74.55
- Kansas$79.14
- Kentucky$68.40
- Louisiana$27.94
- Maine$59.38
- Maryland$53.90
- Massachusetts$71.00
- Michigan$45.05
- Minnesota$82.89
- Mississippi$56.25
- Missouri$85.00
- Montana$115.20
- Nebraska$127.50
- Nevada$89.35
- New Hampshire$78.10
- New Jersey$14.00
- New Mexico$125.44
- New York$40.19
- North Carolina$82.68
- North Dakota$77.13
- Ohio$52.00
- Oklahoma$47.54
- Oregon$69.06
- Pennsylvania$76.80
- Puerto Rico$43.95
- Rhode Island$83.90
- South Carolina$88.00
- South Dakota$104.00
- Tennessee$37.62
- Texas$87.37
- Utah$207.60
- Vermont$114.00
- Virginia$96.75
- Washington$99.55
- West Virginia$56.50
- Wisconsin$70.87
- Wyoming$65.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.