Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Celina, OH

In Celina, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $184.75 to $184.75, with a median of $184.75. Across Ohio, the median is $93.60 at 111 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2026.

Lowest$184.75Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital
Median$184.75half pay less
Highest$184.75in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercer County Joint Township Community Hospital Coldwater, OH · (419) 678-4843 Hc Aerob Bacterial Blood Culture $184.75 $184.75 — — May 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $184.75, median $184.75, highest $184.75.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $184.75. 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.