Blood culture cost in Marietta, OH
In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $51.75 to $86.25, with a median of $69.00. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $17.25 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 21, 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 Marietta, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Culture, Blood Aero & Anaero | $51.75 | $86.25 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Culture, Blood Aero & Anaero | $86.25 | $143.75 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $51.75, median $69.00, highest $86.25 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $69.00. 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.