Culture body fluid cost at US hospitals
HC Culture Body Fluid · CPT 87070
$6.90
lowest cash price
$126.75
national median
$1,152.55
highest cash price
878
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $6.90–$1,152.55 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($127.65) → Sep 1, 2026 ($92.50)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $121.80 | $237.90 | $327.60 |
| Arizona | 24 | $22.55 | $60.88 | $221.12 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $33.12 | $141.05 | $159.90 |
| California | 91 | $53.80 | $173.86 | $586.04 |
| Colorado | 17 | $20.30 | $460.84 | $460.84 |
| Florida | 82 | $64.02 | $404.06 | $1,152.55 |
| Georgia | 24 | $21.91 | $159.90 | $176.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $39.04 | $39.04 | $73.50 |
| Illinois | 51 | $12.96 | $140.80 | $585.20 |
| Indiana | 26 | $86.50 | $159.00 | $269.40 |
| Iowa | 27 | $38.58 | $90.00 | $1,050.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $116.35 | $154.40 | $520.91 |
| Kentucky | 23 | $59.60 | $137.50 | $208.38 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $93.60 | $93.60 | $93.60 |
| Maine | 7 | $79.80 | $136.45 | $181.60 |
| Maryland | 2 | $64.80 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Michigan | 27 | $11.90 | $58.00 | $263.20 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $48.00 | $58.18 | $159.20 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $6.90 | $53.04 | $149.00 |
| Missouri | 21 | $31.50 | $143.00 | $180.05 |
| Montana | 2 | $112.00 | $112.00 | $118.40 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $69.00 | $105.00 | $224.40 |
| Nevada | 4 | $59.47 | $330.05 | $460.46 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $171.50 | $171.50 | $171.50 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $8.62 | $9.48 | $38.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $144.06 | $144.06 | $144.06 |
| New York | 23 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $233.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $74.00 | $170.65 | $325.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $54.40 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Ohio | 65 | $38.35 | $118.80 | $194.40 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $48.00 | $111.15 | $463.43 |
| Oregon | 12 | $31.36 | $48.75 | $242.25 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | $35.20 | $66.60 | $438.00 |
| South Carolina | 12 | $155.35 | $221.50 | $363.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $44.00 | $81.60 | $141.60 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $14.72 | $27.84 | $125.16 |
| Texas | 114 | $52.08 | $195.50 | $456.65 |
| Virginia | 43 | $14.72 | $53.50 | $240.60 |
| Washington | 32 | $21.60 | $69.46 | $379.40 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $25.60 | $75.50 | $226.00 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $47.88 | $80.00 | $246.95 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $47.04 | $70.45 | $79.30 |