Lactic acid test cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $13.60 to $225.67, with a median of $56.25. The lowest price is at UMMC Holmes County (Lexington) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 16.6× 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 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$13.60UMMC Holmes County + 1 more
Median$56.25half pay less
Highest$225.67in Mississippi
Lowest saves$42.65vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UMMC Holmes County lowest Lexington · Jackson, MS 83605 LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $13.60 | $34.00 | — source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada lowest Grenada · Grenada, MS 83605 LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $13.60 | $34.00 | — source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Lactic acid level | $22.00 | $22.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $23.56 | $62.00 | — source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS .Lactic Acid Reflex 2 | $24.30 | $162.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Lactic Acid 2nd Specimen | $31.00 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Magee General Hospital Magee · Jackson, MS BODY FLD LACTIC ACID | $31.23 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS LACTIC ACID (VENOUS) | $32.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS LACTIC ACID | $32.20 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactate CSF | $32.78 | $149.00 | — source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $33.28 | $64.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC LACTIC ACID, CSF | $33.84 | $109.15 | — source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center Meridian · Meridian, MS LACTIC ACID FLUID | $38.72 | $176.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $42.64 | $104.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $44.20 | $221.00 | — source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC LACTATE WHOLE BLOOD | $45.15 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC LACTATE WHOLE BLOOD | $45.15 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC LACTATE WHOLE BLOOD | $45.15 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC LACTATE WHOLE BLOOD | $45.15 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC LACTATE WHOLE BLOOD | $45.15 | $105.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS LACTIC ACID, CSF | $45.57 | $217.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $45.76 | $104.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS LACTIC ACID FLUID | $46.32 | $193.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS LACTIC ACID FLUID | $46.32 | $193.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $46.80 | $104.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi Oxford · Oxford, MS LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $47.61 | $207.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS LACTIC ACID FLUID | $51.75 | $207.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS LACTIC ACID | $56.25 | $75.00 | — source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS LACTIC ACID | $58.80 | $84.00 | — source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Lactic acid level | $60.50 | $121.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $62.40 | $208.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Lactic acid level | $66.47 | $85.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Laird Hospital Union · Union, MS HC LACTIC ACID | $66.58 | $109.15 | — source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS LACTIC ACID | $67.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC LACTIC ACID | $68.76 | $109.15 | — source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS LACTIC ACID, CSF | $70.40 | $176.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactic Acid, Venous, Whole Blood | $71.00 | $71.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC LACTIC ACID | $73.13 | $109.15 | — source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS LACTIC ACID, PLASMA (004770) | $74.25 | $99.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC LACTIC ACID | $75.31 | $109.15 | — source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Assay of Lactic Acid - Lactate | $76.10 | $76.10 | — source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Lactic acid level | $87.75 | $117.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID | $93.60 | $312.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $97.40 | $487.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Lactic acid level | $102.55 | $146.50 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS LACTIC ACID | $103.86 | $577.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS .Lactic Acid Reflex | $114.00 | $760.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UMMC - Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 83605 LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $120.00 | $300.00 | — source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 83605 LACTIC ACID LEVEL | $120.00 | $300.00 | — source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Lactic acid level | $129.00 | $129.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS LACTIC ACID | $142.00 | $142.00 | — source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA LACTIC ACID | $153.27 | $851.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Lactic Acid w/ Reflex LA | $192.42 | $1,069.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS .Lactic Acid Reflex 2 | $216.93 | $1,033.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS LACTIC ACID | $225.67 | $1,074.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 13 | $13.60 | $68.76 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $23.56 | $53.30 |
| Meridian, MS | 4 | $33.84 | $54.56 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $51.75 | $63.00 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $13.60 | $50.68 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $32.78 | $65.09 |
| Oxford, MS | 2 | $47.61 | $53.20 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $32.00 | $38.58 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $45.15 | $45.74 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $142.00 | $142.00 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $45.15 | $45.15 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $33.28 | $33.28 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $46.80 | $46.80 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $56.25 | $56.25 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $32.20 | $32.20 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $76.10 | $76.10 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $75.31 | $75.31 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $225.67 | $225.67 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $45.15 | $45.15 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $45.76 | $45.76 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $66.47 | $66.47 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $71.00 | $71.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $46.32 | $46.32 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $153.27 | $153.27 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $45.15 | $45.15 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $60.50 | $60.50 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $66.58 | $66.58 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $103.86 | $103.86 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
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$75.90
- Kansas$79.63
- Kentucky$68.40
- Louisiana$27.86
- Maine$59.38
- Maryland$53.90
- Massachusetts$71.00
- Michigan$45.05
- Minnesota$80.60
- 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$40.19
- North Carolina$87.36
- North Dakota$78.41
- 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$38.71
- 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.