Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $98.40 to $98.40, with a median of $98.40. Across South Carolina, the median is $223.60 at 19 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 — and —.

Lowest$98.40St Francis Hospital
Median$98.40half pay less
Highest$98.40in 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $98.40Highest $98.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Culture Blood $98.40 $164.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Culture Blood $98.40 $164.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $98.40, median $98.40, highest $98.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $91.70 — 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.