Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Harrisonburg, VA

In Harrisonburg, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $52.00 to $52.00, with a median of $52.00. Across Virginia, the median is $73.80 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$52.00Sentara RMH Medical Center
Median$52.00half pay less
Highest$52.00in 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 Harrisonburg, VA.

median
Lowest $52.00Highest $52.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 Chgl Blood Culture,Routine $52.00 $104.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 Chgl Transfusion Reaction Cult $52.00 $104.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 Chgl Blood Culture,Brucella $52.00 $104.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara RMH Medical Center lowest Harrisonburg, VA · (540) 689-1000 Chgl Blood Culture,Ped $52.00 $104.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $52.00, median $52.00, highest $52.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $52.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.