Blood Culture Test cost at US hospitals

Blood culture, bacterial · CPT 87040

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Blood Culture Test

A blood culture tries to grow bacteria from a blood sample, to find out whether an infection has reached the bloodstream and what organism is causing it. Unlike most blood tests it takes days rather than hours, because something has to be given time to grow.

$8.65

lowest cash price

$146.16

national median

$1,492.00

highest cash price

921

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $8.65–$1,492.00 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$1,492.00

HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER — Houston, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($143.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($128.24)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $146.16 $214.50 $266.76
Arizona 24 $14.66 $80.28 $250.60
Arkansas 11 $37.05 $100.75 $222.00
California 91 $17.30 $272.16 $799.68
Colorado 14 $8.65 $331.45 $331.45
Florida 60 $76.33 $433.13 $1,382.00
Georgia 25 $24.57 $171.99 $949.68
Hawaii 2 $91.20 $91.20 $161.25
Illinois 51 $38.58 $195.00 $739.90
Indiana 26 $93.62 $188.40 $336.60
Iowa 26 $38.58 $112.20 $1,364.00
Kansas 11 $74.40 $184.60 $652.72
Kentucky 22 $63.88 $128.24 $203.40
Louisiana 2 $120.12 $120.12 $120.12
Maine 7 $92.75 $158.35 $399.85
Maryland 2 $64.80 $64.80 $64.80
Michigan 27 $12.18 $68.00 $296.80
Minnesota 18 $61.66 $67.49 $149.60
Mississippi 11 $46.28 $80.04 $133.40
Missouri 21 $39.00 $144.65 $226.20
Montana 2 $117.60 $117.60 $140.80
Nebraska 13 $74.52 $180.18 $241.53
Nevada 4 $68.50 $371.46 $518.24
New Hampshire 1 $215.10 $215.10 $215.10
New Jersey 23 $10.32 $11.35 $124.50
New Mexico 2 $183.12 $183.12 $183.12
New York 23 $10.32 $10.32 $295.00
North Carolina 15 $100.00 $150.05 $263.00
North Dakota 4 $66.40 $66.40 $66.40
Ohio 68 $46.15 $122.20 $213.00
Oklahoma 18 $57.00 $109.85 $431.75
Oregon 12 $42.50 $120.00 $214.50
Pennsylvania 33 $42.40 $73.80 $783.60
South Carolina 11 $98.40 $236.50 $425.00
South Dakota 7 $65.60 $98.40 $164.00
Tennessee 38 $17.94 $34.32 $971.00
Texas 110 $63.00 $239.10 $1,492.00
Virginia 43 $17.94 $115.00 $771.10
Washington 32 $35.60 $86.39 $388.50
West Virginia 18 $24.00 $136.00 $338.00
Wisconsin 35 $64.35 $80.00 $384.36
Wyoming 4 $13.02 $81.14 $91.33

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
OSF Saint Anthony's Health Center Alton, IL $153.00 $8.77 – $10.53
Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA $154.00 not published
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $154.44 $10.32 – $64.29
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $154.44 $8.77 – $57.79
Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville, AR $154.70 $9.18 – $47.15
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $155.40 $10.20 – $207.20
Riverside Methodist Hospital Columbus, OH $157.95 $10.32 – $38.70
Dublin Methodist Hospital Dublin, OH $157.95 $10.32 – $38.70
Grant Medical Center Columbus, OH $157.95 $10.32 – $38.70
Doctors Hospital Columbus, OH $157.95 $10.32 – $38.70
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $158.35 $10.32 – $148.85
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $159.60 not published
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $160.80 $8.00 – $8.00
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $161.25 $10.32 – $20.64
Moanalua Medical Center HONOLULU, HI $161.25 $10.00 – $10.00
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $161.85 $4.02 – $211.65
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $161.85 $4.02 – $199.20
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $162.54 $12.00 – $243.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $162.54 $9.28 – $243.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $162.54 $8.00 – $243.81
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $162.54 $8.67 – $203.18
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $162.54 $8.67 – $243.81
Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO $163.80 $10.32 – $14.62
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $164.00 $70.11 – $184.50
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $164.40 not published
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $166.00 $5.10 – $5.10
Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora, MO $166.40 $9.45 – $14.31
Whitesburg ARH Hospital Whitesburg, KY $171.00 $8.77 – $10.32
Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $19.09
Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $19.09
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $19.09
Wellstar MCG Health Augusta, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $31.86
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $19.09
Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $19.09
Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $20.23
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson, GA $171.99 $18.08 – $35.71
Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center Lagrange, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $20.23
Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta, GA $171.99 $10.32 – $20.23
Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs P O Box 280, GA $171.99 not published
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $172.83 $10.32 – $38.24
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $173.60 not published
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $174.30 $3.18 – $118.01
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison Madison, WI $174.90 $7.74 – $84.01
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $175.50 $9.18 – $22.78
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $177.39 $11.83 – $60.95
OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center Evergreen Park, IL $178.20 $10.32 – $19.20
Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR $178.50 not published
Harlan ARH Hospital KY 40831, KY $178.80 $8.77 – $10.32
Paintsville ARH Hospital Paintsville, KY $178.80 $8.77 – $12.74
MultiCare Capital Medical Center Olympia, WA $178.80 $5.38 – $18.71

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