Blood culture cost in Lewiston, ME
In Lewiston-Auburn, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $82.46 to $82.46, with a median of $82.46. Across Maine, the median is $87.61 at 20 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston, ME · (207) 777-8100 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $82.46 | $217.00 | — | 62% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $82.46, median $82.46, highest $82.46.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $82.46. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87040 ($100.75). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Central Maine Medical Center Lewiston, MEHC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $10.00 | file |