Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Cape Girardeau, MO — inpatient

In Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $138.00 to $138.00, with a median of $138.00. Across Missouri, the median is $111.24 at 57 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$138.00Saint Francis Medical Center
Median$138.00half pay less
Highest$138.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau, MO · (573) 331-3000 Hc Culture-Blood Routine $138.00 $138.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $138.00, median $138.00, highest $138.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $182.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.