Blood culture cost in Manchester, NH — inpatient
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $82.29 to $204.60, with a median of $99.90. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $17.61 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $98.90 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $82.29 | $211.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Isolates | $99.90 | $270.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 CULTURE BLOOD | $204.60 | $341.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $82.29, median $99.90, highest $204.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $99.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.