Blood culture cost in Crescent City, CA — inpatient
In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $374.00 to $374.00, with a median of $374.00. Across California, the median is $272.16 at 193 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Crescent City, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutter Coast Hospital lowest Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG CORE CULT BLD BACTERIA | $374.00 | $374.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Coast Hospital lowest Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG CULTURE BLOOD | $374.00 | $374.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $374.00, median $374.00, highest $374.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $374.00 — 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.