Lactic acid test cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 41 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $11.00 to $259.20, with a median of $14.00. The lowest price is at Saint Marys Hospital (Passaic). The highest price is 23.6× 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 Oct 1, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 24 | $11.00 | $13.31 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 2 | $13.31 | $136.26 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 2 | $13.31 | $23.46 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 2 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Vineland, NJ | 2 | $36.18 | $36.18 |
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
- 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 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.