Blood culture cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient
In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $59.28 to $287.40, with a median of $287.40. The lowest listed price is at Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana — $228.12 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $134.46 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana lowest Indianapolis, IN Blood Culture RHI | $59.28 | $104.00 | $731.50–$3,209.00 | 43% | — source file |
| Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana lowest Indianapolis, IN Blood Culture RHI | $59.28 | $104.00 | — | 43% | — source file |
| Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 CULTURE BLOOD BACTERIAL | $63.00 | $105.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Culture Blood | $125.10 | $139.00 | $10.00–$139.00 | 10% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $257.40 | $429.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
| Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN CULT BACT BLD AER ISOL/PRESUMP | $287.40 | $479.00 | $3.97–$23.53 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $59.28, median $287.40, highest $287.40 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $287.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. 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.