Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Columbus, GA — inpatient

In Columbus, GA-AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $150.76 to $150.76, with a median of $150.76. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $150.76 at 85 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$150.76Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown + 1 more

Median$150.76half of hospitals charge less

Highest$150.76in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Columbus, GA-AL.

median

Lowest $150.76Highest $150.76

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown lowest Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$150.76	$502.55	$0.01–$427.17	70%
Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside lowest Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$150.76	$502.55	$0.50–$427.17	70%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $150.76, median $150.76, highest $150.76.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $150.76 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.