Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Marion, OH

In Marion, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $141.05 to $141.05, with a median of $141.05. Across Ohio, the median is $93.60 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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.

Lowest$141.05Marion General Hospital
Median$141.05half pay less
Highest$141.05in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Marion, OH.

median
Lowest $141.05Highest $141.05

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marion General Hospital lowest Marion, OH · (740) 383-8400 Hc Culture Blood Aerob Anaerob Pltlt $141.05 $217.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Marion General Hospital lowest Marion, OH · (740) 383-8400 Hc Culture Blood $141.05 $217.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $141.05, median $141.05, highest $141.05.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $141.05. 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.