Blood culture cost in Allentown, PA
In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $11.87 to $11.87, with a median of $11.87. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $84.80 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Culture Bact Aerobic Blood | $11.87 | $355.00 | — | 97% | — source file |
| Hackettstown Medical Center Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Culture Bact Aerobic Blood | $78.13 | $1,748.00 | — | 96% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.87, median $11.87, highest $11.87.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11.87. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
What it is
A blood culture checks for bacteria or yeast in the blood. It is ordered for fever with signs of a serious infection, such as sepsis.
What the price covers
The price is usually for one culture set. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.