Lab tests CPT 83605 Wisconsin Outpatient

Lactic acid test cost in Wisconsin

In Wisconsin, 97 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate (lactic acid) blood test: from $23.52 to $238.44, with a median of $70.87. The lowest price is at River Falls Area Hospital (River Falls). The highest price is 10.1× 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$23.52River Falls Area Hospital

Median$70.87half pay less

Highest$238.44in Wisconsin

Lowest saves$47.35vs the median

Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
River Falls Area Hospital lowest River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG LACTATE BLOOD	$23.52	$42.00	Jun 15, 2026 source file
Southwest Health Center Platteville · Platteville, WI LCHG LACTIC ACID CSF	$27.75	$37.00	Mar 27, 2026 source file
Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI D-LACTATE, PLASMA	$33.34	$72.00	Jun 27, 2026 source file
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - POC	$36.48	$64.00	— source file
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$36.48	$64.00	— source file
Grant Regional Health Center Lancaster · Platteville, WI Lactic acid level	$40.28	$61.97	Sep 18, 2026 source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-OSP Appleton · Appleton, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Fond Du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$46.82	$83.60	— source file
Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI POC LACTIC ACID	$47.50	$95.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Glendale · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI LACTATE (LACTIC ACID)	$48.76	$92.00	— source file
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$49.29	$93.00	— source file
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$49.29	$93.00	— source file
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$49.29	$93.00	— source file
Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - POC	$49.29	$93.00	— source file
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$49.29	$93.00	— source file
Childrens Hospital of Wisconsin Fox Valley Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV LACTIC ACID ASSAY	$49.36	$89.75	Mar 24, 2026 source file
Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - POC	$53.58	$94.00	— source file
Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry	$53.68	$119.00	— source file
Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI LACTATE	$56.65	$110.00	Jun 27, 2026 source file
Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI D-LACTATE, PLASMA	$59.60	$94.00	Jun 27, 2026 source file
Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN LACTATE	$63.65	$121.00	Jun 27, 2026 source file
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI LACTIC ACID	$65.00	$130.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI LACTIC ACID	$65.00	$130.00	Nov 21, 2025 source file
Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI LACTATE	$66.04	$130.00	Jun 27, 2026 source file
Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Chemistry	$67.85	$129.00	— source file
Tomah Memorial Hospital Tomah · Sparta, WI Lactic acid level	$70.87	$123.25	Jun 30, 2026 source file
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - POC	$71.55	$135.00	— source file
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID - POC	$71.55	$135.00	— source file
Ascension Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Hospital Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$71.55	$135.00	— source file
St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$72.60	$110.00	— source file
St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$72.60	$110.00	— source file
St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC LACTATE/LACTIC ACID	$72.60	$110.00	— source file
St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$72.60	$110.00	— source file
Amery Hospital East Amery · East Amery, WI Chemistry	$84.99	$163.00	— source file
Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Assay of Lactic Acid	$93.60	$144.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$99.76	$135.00	Jan 1, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI LACTATE-TECH	$103.55	$109.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC LACTIC ACID CSF	$103.95	$189.00	Mar 23, 2026 source file
Stoughton Hospital Stoughton · Madison, WI Lactic acid level	$104.50	$190.00	Jun 11, 2026 source file
OakLeaf Surgical Hospital Altoona · Eau Claire, WI LACTIC ACID LEVEL	$110.57	$122.86	— source file
Spooner Health System Spooner · Spooner, WI ASSAY OF LACTIC ACID	$112.50	$125.00	— source file
Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI CHG ASSAY OF LACTATE	$112.99	$150.65	Mar 1, 2026 source file
PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Wausau Wausau · Wausau, WI Lactic Acid	$115.70	$115.70	Aug 6, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI LACTIC ACID ASSAY-TECH	$122.55	$129.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
Tamarack Health Hayward Medical Center Hayward · Hayward, WI Assay of Lactic Acid	$124.78	$131.35	— source file
Mercyhealth Hospital & Trauma Center Janesville · Janesville-Beloit, WI CHG ASSAY OF LACTATE	$131.79	$175.72	Mar 1, 2026 source file
Black River Memorial Hospital Black River Falls · Black River Falls, WI LACTATE	$136.80	$152.00	Jan 8, 2026 source file
UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI HC LACTATE	$142.32	$177.90	Jan 28, 2026 source file
Vernon Memorial Healthcare Viroqua · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN LACTATE	$149.00	$149.00	— source file
Crossing Rivers Health Medical Center Prairie Du Chien · Prairie Du Chien, WI Lactic acid level	$160.65	$160.65	Jul 23, 2026 source file
Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI LACTATE-TECH	$167.20	$176.00	Feb 20, 2026 source file
AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC LACTIC ACID LEVEL REFLEX	$173.90	$173.90	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Tamarack Health Ashland Medical Center Ashland · Ashland, WI Lactate (Lactic Acid)	$176.86	$186.17	— source file
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services Edgerton · Janesville-Beloit, WI LCHG LACTIC ACID BLOOD	$194.18	$266.00	— source file
Froedtert Pleasant Prairie Hospital Pleasant Prairie · Kenosha, WI Blood, Lactic Acid	$238.44	$317.92	— source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	18	$47.50	$49.02
Green Bay, WI	5	$33.34	$72.60
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	5	$36.48	$46.82
Appleton, WI	4	$36.48	$46.82
Eau Claire, WI	3	$93.60	$103.55
Madison, WI	3	$93.60	$104.50
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	3	$23.52	$53.68
Platteville, WI	3	$27.75	$40.28
Stevens Point-Plover, WI	3	$93.60	$93.60
Wausau, WI	3	$93.60	$103.55
Fond du Lac, WI	2	$46.82	$47.16
Janesville-Beloit, WI	2	$131.79	$162.98
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	2	$63.65	$106.32
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI	2	$47.50	$47.50
Sheboygan, WI	2	$47.50	$60.05
Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI	2	$47.50	$80.24
Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI	2	$93.60	$108.08
Antigo, WI	1	$93.60	$93.60
Ashland, WI	1	$176.86	$176.86
Berlin, WI	1	$46.82	$46.82
Black River Falls, WI	1	$136.80	$136.80
Brookfield, WI	1	$49.29	$49.29
Beaver Dam, WI	1	$167.20	$167.20
Durand, WI	1	$173.90	$173.90
Duluth, MN-WI	1	$99.76	$99.76
Eagle River, WI	1	$93.60	$93.60
East Amery, WI	1	$84.99	$84.99
Friendship, WI	1	$66.04	$66.04
Hayward, WI	1	$124.78	$124.78
Kenosha, WI	1	$238.44	$238.44
Ladysmith, WI	1	$103.55	$103.55
Medford, WI	1	$93.60	$93.60
Merrill, WI	1	$93.60	$93.60
Minocqua, WI	1	$103.55	$103.55
Manitowoc, WI	1	$47.50	$47.50
Marinette, WI-MI	1	$65.00	$65.00
Neillsville, WI	1	$103.55	$103.55
New London, WI	1	$46.82	$46.82
Park Falls, WI	1	$103.55	$103.55
Prairie Du Chien, WI	1	$160.65	$160.65
Rhinelander, WI	1	$93.60	$93.60
Rice Lake, WI	1	$103.55	$103.55
Spooner, WI	1	$112.50	$112.50
Shawano, WI	1	$46.82	$46.82
Sparta, WI	1	$70.87	$70.87
Tomahawk, WI	1	$93.60	$93.60
Waupaca, WI	1	$46.82	$46.82
Whitehall, WI	1	$59.60	$59.60
Wild Rose, WI	1	$46.82	$46.82
Woodruff, WI	1	$93.60	$93.60

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

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.