LDH test cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) blood test: from $4.76 to $152.62, with a median of $20.40. The lowest price is at Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner (Kenner). The highest price is 32.1× 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner lowest Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA *HC LDH, TOTAL | $4.76 | $17.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA *HC LDH, TOTAL | $4.94 | $19.00 | — source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA RL LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (U) | $5.92 | $72.74 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA LDH (LD) BODY FLUID | $6.16 | $18.12 | — source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC LDH-BLOOD OR BODY FLUID | $7.20 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA *HC LDH, TOTAL | $7.20 | $24.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE TOTAL, BODY FLUID - RL | $7.82 | $23.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE TOTAL, BODY FLUID - RL | $7.92 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA *HC LDH, TOTAL | $9.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE TOTAL, BODY FLUID - RL | $9.36 | $36.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC LDH-BLOOD OR BODY FLUID | $10.08 | $36.00 | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE TOTAL, BODY FLUID - RL | $10.88 | $34.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA *HC LDH, TOTAL | $11.20 | $35.00 | — source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Labcorp Ld Blood | $13.02 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Ldh | $13.02 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Labcorp Ld Blood | $13.02 | $93.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Ld Blood | $13.02 | $93.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Allen Parish Hospital Kinder · Kinder, LA LDH SO | $13.20 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LDH-BLOOD OR BODY FLUID | $14.08 | $32.00 | — source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Ldh | $14.30 | $65.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Ldh(Lact Dehyrogenase)Bf-M | $14.50 | $18.12 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette General Medical Center Lafayette · Lafayette, LA *HC LDH, TOTAL | $15.33 | $73.00 | — source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME | $15.90 | $53.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC LDH-BLOOD OR BODY FLUID | $16.45 | $35.00 | — source file |
| Acadia General Hospital Crowley · Lafayette, LA HC LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE TOTAL, BLOOD | $17.02 | $74.00 | — source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 83615 LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLD | $17.16 | $66.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ldh-Blood | $19.52 | $122.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA LDH | $20.39 | $27.18 | — source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA LDH LC | $20.40 | $34.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC LDH-BLOOD OR BODY FLUID | $20.82 | $90.50 | — source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME | $20.96 | $34.94 | — source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $21.45 | $33.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC LDH-BLOOD OR BODY FLUID | $21.60 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | $22.40 | $32.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA LDH (LD) BODY FLUID | $23.70 | $79.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA LDH (LD) BODY FLUID | $25.65 | $85.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA BODY FLUID LDH | $26.52 | $26.52 | — source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA LDH | $27.20 | $34.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA LD, Body Fluid REF | $31.00 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA LDH SERUM | $32.51 | $65.02 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA LDH | $33.00 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA LDH, TOTAL | $35.20 | $88.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA LDH, BODY FLUID | $37.20 | $62.00 | — source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA LDH (Plain) | $39.00 | $78.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Arup Ldh | $39.34 | $281.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA LDH | $39.42 | $39.42 | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA LACT DEHYDROGEN LD LDH | $40.91 | $116.00 | — source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ldh-Blood | $42.56 | $266.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME | $44.59 | $63.70 | — source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA Z/ LDH | $49.16 | $81.94 | — source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA LDH (LD) BODY FLUID | $54.00 | $54.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA LDH (LD) | $55.35 | $184.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA LDH FLUID | $56.25 | $75.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Lactate Dehydrogenase (Enzyme) Level (Ldh) | $71.82 | $266.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA LD BODY FLUID | $82.40 | $82.40 | — source file |
| Hardtner Medical Center Olla · Olla, LA LD, Body Fluid LC | $109.60 | $137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA LACTATE (LD) (LDH) ENZYME | $152.62 | $277.50 | Jun 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $4.76 | $14.30 |
| Lafayette, LA | 7 | $4.94 | $15.33 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $7.20 | $42.00 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $5.92 | $21.14 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 3 | $14.08 | $16.45 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $9.36 | $10.08 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $17.16 | $35.58 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $6.16 | $14.93 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $26.52 | $26.52 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $20.96 | $20.96 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| Kinder, LA | 1 | $13.20 | $13.20 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $25.65 | $25.65 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 1 | $7.82 | $7.82 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $15.90 | $15.90 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $22.40 | $22.40 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 1 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Olla, LA | 1 | $109.60 | $109.60 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $152.62 | $152.62 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 1 | $13.02 | $13.02 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $32.51 | $32.51 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
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$38.78
- Arkansas$14.30
- California$33.67
- Colorado$95.95
- Connecticut$43.11
- 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
- Kentucky$46.35
- 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$47.00
- 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.