LDH test cost in Kentucky
In Kentucky, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test: from $4.64 to $731.42, with a median of $46.35. The lowest price is at University of Kentucky Hospital (Lexington). The highest price is 157.6× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83615. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.64University of Kentucky Hospital
Median$46.35half of hospitals charge less
Highest$731.42in Kentucky
Lowest saves$41.71vs the median
Hospitals in Kentucky, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kentucky Hospital lowest Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Hc Lactate (Ld) (Ldh) Enzyme-So+ | $4.64 | $11.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford · Hartford, KY REF Lactate Dehydrogen Bdy Fld | $6.00 | $12.00 | — source file |
| Harlan Arh Hospital Harlan · Harlan, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Hazard Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center Hazard · Hazard, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center Prestonsburg · Pikeville, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Knox County Hospital Barbourville · Corbin, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Middlesboro Arh Hospital Middlesboro · Middlesborough, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Paintsville Arh Hospital Paintsville · Paintsville, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Tug Valley Appalachian Regional Healthcare Regional Medical Center South Williamson · Pikeville, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| Whitesburg Arh Hospital Whitesburg · Whitesburg, KY LD BODY FLUID REF | $9.60 | $16.00 | — source file |
| The Medical Center at Bowling Green Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE LDH | $11.94 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville Madisonville · Madisonville, KY HC LDH B | $12.44 | $95.62 | Feb 3, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany · Albany, KY CHEM-LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE LDH | $13.80 | $23.00 | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Caverna Horse Cave · Horse Cave, KY LDH TOTAL | $13.80 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville Scottsville · Bowling Green, KY CHEM-LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE LDH | $13.80 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Monticello · Monticello, KY LACTIC ACID DEHYDR | $16.41 | $25.25 | — source file |
| Monroe County Medical Center Tompkinsville · Tompkinsville, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $16.52 | $19.90 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Casey County Hospital Liberty · Liberty, KY LD BODY FLUID | $16.80 | $21.00 | — source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN LACTATE LD LDH ENZYME | $18.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| St Elizabeth Edgewood Edgewood · Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN HB BODY FLUID LD | $18.12 | $18.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine · Richmond-Berea, KY HC So Ldh | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| T J Samson Community Hospital Glasgow · Glasgow, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $26.00 | $40.00 | Apr 23, 2026 source file |
| Tj Health Columbia Columbia · Columbia, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $26.00 | $40.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN LACTATE LD LDH ENZYME | $27.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf Berea · Richmond-Berea, KY HC LAB LDH | $30.37 | $63.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Fleming County Hospital Flemingsburg · Flemingsburg, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $30.98 | $77.45 | — source file |
| Cumberland County Hospital Burkesville · Burkesville, KY LDH BODY FL | $31.50 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN LACTATE LD LDH ENZYME | $34.20 | $95.00 | — source file |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center Hopkinsville · Clarksville, TN-KY HC LDH B | $35.34 | $114.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital Morganfield · Morganfield, KY HC LDH BODY FLUID | $38.54 | $82.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville · Louisville, KY HB LDH | $40.20 | $201.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LDH (SO) | $40.20 | $201.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LDH | $40.20 | $201.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LDH | $40.20 | $201.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LDH | $40.20 | $201.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HB LDH (SO) | $40.20 | $201.00 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| King's Daughters' Medical Center Ashland · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH HCHG LDH | $41.82 | $104.54 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services Salem · Paducah, KY-IL Lactate Dehydrogenase | $45.60 | $76.00 | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN LACTATE (LD)(LDH) ENZYME | $46.35 | $103.00 | — source file |
| Saint Joseph East Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB LDH | $47.00 | $117.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Pineville Community Health Center Pineville · Middlesborough, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $48.40 | $48.40 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital Carrollton · Carrollton, KY LDH | $49.80 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling · Mount Sterling, KY HC LAB LDH | $53.51 | $146.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN LACTATE LDLDH ENZYME | $53.58 | $141.00 | — source file |
| Breckinridge Memorial Hospital Hardinsburg · Hardinsburg, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $55.00 | $110.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY HC LAB LDH | $55.12 | $117.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Joseph London London · Corbin, KY HC LAB LDH | $55.67 | $156.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital Cynthiana · Cynthiana, KY LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (ENZYME) LEVEL | $58.63 | $83.75 | — source file |
| St Claire Medical Center Morehead · Morehead, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $62.25 | $83.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL HC Lactate Dehydrogenase Ldh | $63.00 | $105.00 | — source file |
| Clark Regional Medical Center Winchester · Lexington-Fayette, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $64.70 | $161.74 | — source file |
| Bluegrass Community Hospital Versailles · Lexington-Fayette, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $67.62 | $169.06 | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN HC LAB LDH | $72.56 | $171.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Corbin Corbin · Corbin, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $75.77 | $101.02 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Hardin Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $75.77 | $101.02 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $75.77 | $101.02 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Lexington Lexington · Lexington-Fayette, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $75.77 | $101.02 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $75.77 | $101.02 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Paducah Paducah · Paducah, KY-IL Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $75.77 | $101.02 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Richmond Richmond · Richmond-Berea, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $75.77 | $101.02 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon · Richmond-Berea, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $88.16 | $116.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Kentucky River Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $96.14 | $160.23 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Purchase Medical Center Mayfield · Mayfield, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $98.34 | $245.85 | — source file |
| Murray-Calloway County Public Hospital Murray · Murray, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $99.45 | $153.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| Arh Our Lady of the Way Martin · Pikeville, KY LDH | $100.20 | $167.00 | — source file |
| Mary Breckinridge Arh Hospital Hayden · Hayden, KY LDH | $100.20 | $167.00 | — source file |
| McDowell Arh Hospital MC Dowell · Pikeville, KY LDH | $100.20 | $167.00 | — source file |
| Morgan County Arh Hospital West Liberty · West Liberty, KY LDH | $100.20 | $167.00 | — source file |
| Meadowview Regional Medical Center Maysville · Maysville, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $100.31 | $250.78 | — source file |
| Georgetown Community Hospital Georgetown · Lexington-Fayette, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $104.09 | $260.23 | — source file |
| The Medical Center at Russellville Russellville · Russellville, KY LDH TOTAL | $121.99 | $203.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bourbon Community Hospital Paris · Lexington-Fayette, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $131.12 | $327.80 | — source file |
| Spring View Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, KY Lactate dehydrogenase (LD), (LDH) | $142.39 | $355.98 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Manchester Manchester · Corbin, KY HC LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE TOTAL | $165.27 | $165.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Medical Center Louisa · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $170.81 | $284.69 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center Frankfort · Frankfort, KY LDH (LD) | $310.46 | $310.46 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Greenview Regional Hospital Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY LDH (LD) | $731.42 | $731.42 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 13 | $18.00 | $40.20 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | 8 | $4.64 | $66.16 |
| Corbin, KY | 4 | $9.60 | $65.72 |
| Pikeville, KY | 4 | $9.60 | $54.90 |
| Richmond-Berea, KY | 4 | $24.00 | $53.07 |
| Bowling Green, KY | 3 | $11.94 | $13.80 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | 3 | $45.60 | $63.00 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $41.82 | $106.32 |
| Middlesborough, KY | 2 | $9.60 | $29.00 |
| Albany, KY | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Burkesville, KY | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 |
| Carrollton, KY | 1 | $49.80 | $49.80 |
| Columbia, KY | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Cynthiana, KY | 1 | $58.63 | $58.63 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | 1 | $18.12 | $18.12 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $35.34 | $35.34 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | 1 | $75.77 | $75.77 |
| Flemingsburg, KY | 1 | $30.98 | $30.98 |
| Frankfort, KY | 1 | $310.46 | $310.46 |
| Glasgow, KY | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Hardinsburg, KY | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Harlan, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Hartford, KY | 1 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Hayden, KY | 1 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Hazard, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Horse Cave, KY | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Jackson, KY | 1 | $96.14 | $96.14 |
| Lebanon, KY | 1 | $142.39 | $142.39 |
| Liberty, KY | 1 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
| Louisville, KY | 1 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Maysville, KY | 1 | $100.31 | $100.31 |
| Monticello, KY | 1 | $16.41 | $16.41 |
| Morehead, KY | 1 | $62.25 | $62.25 |
| Morganfield, KY | 1 | $38.54 | $38.54 |
| Madisonville, KY | 1 | $12.44 | $12.44 |
| Mayfield, KY | 1 | $98.34 | $98.34 |
| Mount Sterling, KY | 1 | $53.51 | $53.51 |
| Murray, KY | 1 | $99.45 | $99.45 |
| Paintsville, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Russellville, KY | 1 | $121.99 | $121.99 |
| Tompkinsville, KY | 1 | $16.52 | $16.52 |
| West Liberty, KY | 1 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Whitesburg, KY | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
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
An LDH test measures an enzyme found in most body tissues. A high level is a general sign of tissue damage and is used to follow some anemias, lymphomas and other cancers.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test in other states
- Alabama$45.00
- Alaska$76.58
- Arizona$35.96
- Arkansas$14.30
- California$26.40
- Colorado$95.98
- Connecticut$43.56
- Delaware$51.00
- District of Columbia$61.40
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$49.95
- Hawaii$56.20
- Idaho$29.40
- Illinois$57.50
- Indiana$42.50
- Iowa$42.44
- Kansas$40.66
- Louisiana$20.40
- Maine$34.88
- Maryland$11.58
- Massachusetts$36.00
- Michigan$24.00
- Minnesota$45.65
- Mississippi$29.52
- Missouri$51.40
- Montana$35.20
- Nebraska$55.25
- Nevada$53.20
- New Hampshire$50.31
- New Jersey$7.50
- New Mexico$84.60
- New York$22.28
- North Carolina$44.50
- North Dakota$43.50
- Ohio$27.30
- Oklahoma$35.13
- Oregon$30.64
- Pennsylvania$36.00
- Puerto Rico$16.50
- Rhode Island$48.00
- South Carolina$47.35
- South Dakota$72.80
- Tennessee$24.60
- Texas$47.57
- Utah$105.79
- Vermont$56.00
- Virginia$55.50
- Washington$42.60
- West Virginia$17.93
- Wisconsin$47.50
- Wyoming$35.34
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.