Blood culture cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $12.60 to $70.20, with a median of $41.40. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $28.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $93.60 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Blood Culture For Bacteria | $12.60 | $14.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Culture Blood | $70.20 | $117.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Culture,Blood.Bc | $207.00 | $230.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.60, median $41.40, highest $70.20 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $41.40. 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.