Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
83605 - ASSAY OF LACTATE
Smith, AR
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Baptist Health - Fort Smith’s median price of $15 is 34% below the median hospital's median price ($23), higher than 33% of the 2,623 hospitals reporting CPT 83605. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 7 payers, 7 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
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| 1 | Humana all fee schedule · outpatient | $11.69 | $11.69 | $11.69 – $11.69 |
| 2 | UnitedHealthcare all fee schedule · outpatient | $11.77 | $11.77 | $11.57 – $11.97 |
| 3 | WellCare all fee schedule · outpatient | $12.32 | $12.32 | $12.32 – $12.32 |
| 4 | Blue Cross Blue Shield all fee schedule · outpatient | $14.51 | $13.71 | $11.80 – $14.81 |
| 5 | Ambetter all fee schedule · outpatient | $18.99 | $18.99 | $18.99 – $18.99 |
| 6 | Caresource all fee schedule · outpatient | $19.38 | $19.38 | $19.38 – $19.38 |
| 7 | Cigna all fee schedule · outpatient | $21.58 | $21.58 | $21.58 – $21.58 |
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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