Lactate test cost in Baltimore, MD

Prices at 9 hospitals in Baltimore, MD, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $60 — 28% below the US median ($84), roughly 5.2× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore, MD $30 — — — —
Medstar Harbor Hospital Baltimore, MD $58 $59 ★ 4/5 208 min 13.7%
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore, MD $59 $60 ★ 3/5 234 min 14.9%
University of Md Medical Center Midtown Campus Baltimore, MD $59 — ★ 3/5 246 min 14.4%
University of Maryland Medical Center Baltimore, MD $60 — ★ 3/5 330 min 14.3%
Mercy Medical Center Inc Baltimore, MD $64 — ★ 3/5 242 min 15.5%
VA Maryland Healthcare System-Baltimore Baltimore, MD $64 — ★ 2/5 — 17.2%
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore, MD $65 $66 ★ 5/5 216 min 13.5%
Umd Rehabilitation & Orthopaedic Institute Baltimore, MD $102 — — — —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated June 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$62
Cash / self-pay
$60
Insurer-negotiated
$60
Medicare pays
$12
$53$72
Median cash $60  ·  Medicare $12  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $60 — about 5.2× the Medicare rate ($12). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($23).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $62 list price could save about $1 (2%).

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