Blood Culture Test cost at US hospitals
Blood culture, bacterial · CPT 87040
$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.
Cheapest published cash price
$8.65
Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus — Loveland, COMedian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt, MN | $61.66 | $9.60 – $81.24 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $61.66 | $9.60 – $74.53 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $61.66 | $9.60 – $74.53 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls, MN | $61.66 | $9.60 – $131.15 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $61.66 | $9.60 – $81.24 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $61.70 | $10.32 – $41.28 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $61.70 | $10.32 – $28.46 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $61.70 | $10.32 – $113.14 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $61.70 | $10.94 – $113.14 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $61.70 | $10.94 – $25.11 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $61.70 | $10.94 – $16.07 |
| Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $61.80 | not published |
| 64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo | Yazoo City, MS | $61.91 | $10.32 – $19.27 |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital | Gassaway, WV | $62.00 | not published |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | $63.00 | $10.32 – $15.48 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | $63.00 | $10.32 – $34.32 |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland, TX | $63.00 | $10.01 – $10.89 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London, KY | $63.88 | $8.77 – $162.89 |
| Uniontown Hospital | Uniontown, PA | $64.00 | $9.75 – $21.43 |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | $64.35 | $10.32 – $18.06 |
| UPMC Western Maryland | Cumberland, MD | $64.80 | $108.00 – $108.00 |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $64.80 | $10.20 – $20.32 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $65.00 | $10.32 – $16.72 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $65.00 | $10.10 – $16.72 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $65.00 | $10.10 – $16.72 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $65.00 | $10.32 – $16.72 |
| Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill | Seattle, WA | $65.28 | $9.29 – $46.96 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle, WA | $65.28 | $9.29 – $48.50 |
| Swedish Issaquah | Issaquah, WA | $65.28 | $9.29 – $48.50 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | Edmonds, WA | $65.28 | $10.32 – $46.44 |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center | Sun City, AZ | $65.52 | $10.32 – $288.00 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $65.52 | $4.64 – $93.60 |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center | Canton, SD | $65.60 | $28.04 – $73.80 |
| Southeastern Medical Center | Cambridge, OH | $65.65 | $10.32 – $10.73 |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | $66.24 | $10.32 – $270.00 |
| Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro | Hillsboro, ND | $66.40 | $20.09 – $74.70 |
| Sanford Medical Center Mayville | Mayville, ND | $66.40 | $20.09 – $74.70 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407, MN | $67.49 | $9.60 – $35.22 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN | $67.49 | $9.60 – $18.86 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN | $67.49 | $9.60 – $47.62 |
| 45-2896080 MBMC Leake | Carthage, MS | $67.95 | $10.32 – $19.27 |
| Corewell Health Pennock | Hastings, MI | $68.00 | $9.80 – $9.80 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | $68.00 | $9.29 – $18.58 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | $68.00 | $9.80 – $9.80 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $68.00 | $9.80 – $23.31 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | $68.00 | $9.80 – $23.31 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | $68.00 | $9.80 – $9.80 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | $68.00 | $9.80 – $18.58 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | $68.00 | $9.29 – $18.58 |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital | Fallon, NV | $68.50 | $33.54 – $123.84 |