Blood culture cost in Charleston, SC
In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $223.60 to $251.50, with a median of $223.60. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $223.60 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charleston-North Charleston, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | — | 35% | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $251.50 | $503.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $223.60, median $223.60, highest $251.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $223.60. 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.