Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Huntington, IN

In Huntington, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $124.50 to $124.50, with a median of $124.50. Across Indiana, the median is $134.46 at 63 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 — and —.

Lowest$124.50Parkview Huntington Hospital
Median$124.50half pay less
Highest$124.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN · (260) 355-3300 HC CULTURE BLOOD $124.50 $249.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $124.50, median $124.50, highest $124.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $124.50. 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.