Lactic acid test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $8.32 to $372.27, with a median of $28.15. The lowest price is at Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics (Lafayette). The highest price is 44.7× 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.32Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics
Median$28.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$372.27in Louisiana
Lowest saves$19.83vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE | $8.32 | $32.00 | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LACTIC ACID, BODY FLUID | $8.80 | $27.50 | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC ORG ACID LACTIC ACID, URINE | $9.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA LACTATE | $11.34 | $155.95 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA LACTIC ACID | $11.80 | $34.71 | — source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC LACTIC ACID, BODY FLUID | $12.60 | $63.00 | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC D-LACTATE, PLASMA | $13.50 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $13.57 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LACTIC ACID | $13.64 | $62.00 | — source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Resp Lactic Acid | $15.84 | $99.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LACTIC ACID | $16.64 | $64.00 | — source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 83605 LACTIC ACID CSF | $17.16 | $66.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LACTIC ACID | $17.92 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA LACTIC ACID BODY FL | $18.30 | $61.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC POC LACTIC ACID | $18.88 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Resp Lactic Acid | $19.71 | $73.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Mng Lab Lactate (CSF) | $20.02 | $143.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Hayward Gen Organic Acids UR (Lactic Acid) | $20.02 | $143.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Hayward Gen Organic Acids UR (Lactic Acid) | $20.02 | $143.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Baylor Genetics Lab Assay Lactic/Lactate Acid | $20.02 | $143.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC D-LACTATE, PLASMA | $23.22 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA LACTIC ACID (EXL) | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LACTATE | $24.08 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC LACTIC ACID | $24.14 | $71.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LACTIC ACID | $25.08 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Resp Lactic Acid | $26.46 | $189.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Lactic Acid Body Fluid-Arup | $27.77 | $34.71 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Assay of Lactate | $27.94 | $127.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC LACTIC ACID | $28.35 | $135.00 | — source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LACTIC ACID | $28.67 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA LACTIC ACID | $35.25 | $117.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $36.45 | $60.75 | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC LACTATE | $36.80 | $160.00 | — source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA LACTIC ACID | $39.05 | $52.07 | — source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LACTIC ACID | $45.60 | $114.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lactic Acid Body Fluid | $46.08 | $288.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Lactic acid level | $49.70 | $71.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA LACTIC ACID | $52.07 | $69.42 | — source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA LACTIC ACID PLASMA | $53.40 | $89.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA LACTIC ACID | $54.00 | $180.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA LACTIC ACID BODY FL | $55.35 | $184.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA LACTIC ACID | $58.45 | $116.90 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA LACTIC ACID, PLASMA | $60.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA LACTIC ACID (RL) | $60.45 | $60.45 | — source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Lactic acid level | $68.25 | $105.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Lactic Acid Reflex #1 FSI | $70.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA Lactate Level | $72.00 | $144.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LCMC LACTIC ACID | $72.30 | $205.00 | — source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA LACTIC ACID | $75.20 | $94.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $77.49 | $110.70 | — source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA LACTIC ACID | $94.96 | $158.26 | — source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA LACTIC ACID, PLASMA | $113.40 | $189.00 | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA .LACTIC ACID FLUID | $165.59 | $165.59 | — source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $269.50 | $490.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA Lactic Acid | $360.00 | $450.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA LACTIC ACID | $372.27 | $372.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $8.80 | $20.02 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $8.32 | $13.57 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $11.34 | $53.65 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 5 | $12.60 | $60.45 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $25.08 | $28.67 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $16.64 | $17.92 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $17.16 | $194.72 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $11.80 | $33.58 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $36.45 | $36.45 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $113.40 | $113.40 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $70.00 | $70.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $24.14 | $24.14 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $18.30 | $18.30 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $49.70 | $49.70 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $360.00 | $360.00 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $269.50 | $269.50 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $20.02 | $20.02 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $58.45 | $58.45 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $53.40 | $53.40 |
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$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
- 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.