Lactic acid test cost in Maine
In Maine, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $11.00 to $444.90, with a median of $59.38. The lowest price is at Central Maine Medical Center (Lewiston). The highest price is 40.4× 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$11.00Central Maine Medical Center
Median$59.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$444.90in Maine
Lowest saves$48.38vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Maine Medical Center lowest Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $11.00 | $173.75 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Mount Desert Island Hospital Bar Harbor · Bar Harbor, ME Lactic Acid QST | $11.70 | $13.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME GEM LACTATE/LAB | $20.16 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Mayo Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME Lactic Acid - Sepsis | $29.37 | $89.00 | — source file |
| Redington-Fairview General Hospital Skowhegan · Skowhegan, ME LACTID ACID, CSF | $30.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME CSF LACTIC ACID/LAB | $30.26 | $89.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light AR Gould Hospital Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME LACTIC ACID | $30.45 | $145.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME LACTATE | $34.32 | $132.00 | — source file |
| Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Lactic Acid Cerebrospinal Fluid | $40.50 | $162.00 | — source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC LACTIC ACID | $46.36 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME LACTIC ACID | $48.47 | $131.00 | — source file |
| Rumford Hospital Rumford · Rumford, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $50.00 | $173.75 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton · Portland-South Portland, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $53.00 | $173.75 | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| Penobscot Valley Hospital Lincoln · Bangor, ME LacTATE Stat ALI | $58.25 | $72.81 | — source file |
| Northern Light CA Dean Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME LACTIC ACID | $60.50 | $121.00 | — source file |
| Millinocket Regional Hospital Millinocket · Bangor, ME LACTATE | $67.50 | $75.00 | — source file |
| Houlton Regional Hospital Houlton · Houlton, ME LACTIC ACID | $96.90 | $102.00 | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais · Calais, ME Lactic Acid | $112.00 | $149.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC ASSAY OF LACTATE POC | $112.05 | $112.05 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Franklin Hospital Farmington · Farmington, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTATE | $118.65 | $118.65 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Waldo Hospital Belfast · Belfast, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTATE POC | $121.45 | $121.45 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York · Portland-South Portland, ME LACTIC ACID | $139.20 | $232.00 | — source file |
| LincolnHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTATE POC | $145.80 | $145.80 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Stephens Hospital Norway · Norway, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTATE | $195.70 | $195.70 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| Down East Community Hospital Machias · Machias, ME Lactic Acid | $207.00 | $276.00 | — source file |
| Southern Maine Medical Center Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTATE POC | $218.90 | $218.90 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTATE | $444.90 | $444.90 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital Rockport · Rockport, ME HC ASSAY OF LACTATE | $444.90 | $444.90 | Sep 9, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 6 | $34.32 | $125.62 |
| Bangor, ME | 3 | $20.16 | $58.25 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 2 | $11.00 | $28.68 |
| Bar Harbor, ME | 1 | $11.70 | $11.70 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $121.45 | $121.45 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $48.47 | $48.47 |
| Calais, ME | 1 | $112.00 | $112.00 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $145.80 | $145.80 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $29.37 | $29.37 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $118.65 | $118.65 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $60.50 | $60.50 |
| Houlton, ME | 1 | $96.90 | $96.90 |
| Machias, ME | 1 | $207.00 | $207.00 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $195.70 | $195.70 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $30.26 | $30.26 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $30.45 | $30.45 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $444.90 | $444.90 |
| Rumford, ME | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Skowhegan, ME | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
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$138.00
- Connecticut$64.78
- Delaware$87.55
- District of Columbia$126.80
- Florida$88.30
- 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
- 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$71.21
- Wyoming$64.74
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.