Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Dayton, OH — inpatient

In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 6 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $148.80 to $148.80, with a median of $148.80. The lowest listed price is at Dayton Osteopathic Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Ohio, the median is $93.60 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$148.80Dayton Osteopathic Hospital + 5 more
Median$148.80half pay less
Highest$148.80in 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.

median
Lowest $148.80Highest $148.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dayton Osteopathic Hospital lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 723-3410 Hc Culture Blood $148.80 $372.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center lowest Miamisburg, OH · (937) 384-8760 Hc Culture Blood $148.80 $372.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center lowest Troy, OH · (937) 980-7000 Hc Culture Blood $148.80 $372.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Kettering Medical Center lowest Kettering, OH · (937) 298-4331 Hc Culture Blood $148.80 $372.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Greene Memorial Hospital lowest Xenia, OH · (937) 352-2000 Hc Culture Blood $148.80 $372.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Beavercreek Medical Center lowest Beaver Creek, OH · (937) 702-4000 Hc Culture Blood $148.80 $372.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $148.80, median $148.80, highest $148.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $148.80 — 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.