Blood culture cost in Jacksonville, FL — inpatient
In Jacksonville, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $99.07 to $300.98, with a median of $99.07. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $286.98 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Apr 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$99.07 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 CULTURE BLOOD | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$99.07 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 CULTURE BLOOD | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 CULTURE BLOOD | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County lowest Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 CULTURE BLOOD | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 CULTURE BLOOD | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 MANUAL BLOOD CULTURE | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 CULTURE BLOOD | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County lowest Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 CULTURE BLOOD | $99.07 | $267.75 | $9.08–$267.75 | 63% | — source file |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB CULTURE BLOOD | $253.87 | $461.59 | $192.94–$438.51 | 45% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL Blood culture for bacteria | $300.98 | $300.98 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $99.07, median $99.07, highest $300.98 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $277.43 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.