Blood culture cost in Frankfort, KY
In Frankfort, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $507.02 to $507.02, with a median of $507.02. Across Kentucky, the median is $128.24 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Frankfort, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center lowest Frankfort, KY · (502) 875-5240 Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $507.02 | $507.02 | $10.32 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Frankfort Regional Medical Center lowest Frankfort, KY · (502) 875-5240 CULTURE BLOOD | $507.02 | $507.02 | $81.38–$481.67 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $507.02, median $507.02, highest $507.02.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.