Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in DuBois, PA — inpatient

In DuBois, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $121.00 to $121.00, with a median of $121.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $84.80 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 1, 2025 and Aug 1, 2025.

Lowest$121.00Penn Highlands Dubois
Median$121.00half pay less
Highest$121.00in 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 DuBois, PA.

median
Lowest $121.00Highest $121.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 Blood Culture $121.00 $121.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois, PA · (814) 371-2200 Blood Culture $121.00 $121.00 — — Aug 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $121.00, median $121.00, highest $121.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $121.00 — 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.