Blood culture cost in Miami, FL
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 32 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $35.10 to $1,978.00, with a median of $659.05. The lowest listed price is at Boca Raton Regional Hospital — $623.95 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $341.00 at 157 hospitals.
- The median here, $659.05, is 471% above the US median of $115.50.
- That is 63.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Miami, FL ranks 3rd of 3 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 32 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 32 facilities across 24 cities for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 and Oct 23, 2026.
Lowest$35.10Boca Raton Regional Hospital
Median$659.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,978.00in this market
Difference56.4×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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
median
Lowest $35.10Highest $2,347.15
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital lowest Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 GPTH BLOOD CULTURE File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $35.10 | $54.00 | $10.32–$54.00 | 35% |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 Culture blood-UC File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $120.90 | $186.00 | $5.16–$186.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 Culture blood-UC File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $120.90 | $186.00 | $5.00–$186.00 | 35% |
| HCA Florida Kendall Hospital Cutler Bay, FL · (305) 223-3000 CULTURE BLOOD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $122.00 | $122.00 | $10.49–$146.40 | — |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital Weston, FL · (954) 689-5000 CULTURE, BACTERIAL, BLOOD, AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $161.85 | $249.00 | $4.02–$11.35 | 35% |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC CULT BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ ID ISOLATES File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $216.48 | $216.48 | $6.19–$173.18 | — |
| HCA Florida JFK North Hospital West Palm Beach, FL · (561) 965-7300 Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $220.00 | $220.00 | $10.32–$263.52 | — |
| HCA Florida JFK Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 965-7300 CULTURE BLOOD+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $220.00 | $220.00 | $10.32–$550.00 | — |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC CULT BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ ID ISOLATES File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $247.73 | $247.73 | $6.19–$198.18 | — |
| Jackson Health System Miami, FL · (305) 585-1111 Bacterial blood culture+3 more lines at this price File of Oct 12, 2026 · source file | $341.00 | $341.00 | $4.04–$3,997.00 | — |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC CULT BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ ID ISOLATES File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $351.92 | $351.92 | $6.19–$281.54 | — |
| Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus Hialeah, FL · (305) 558-2500 Bacterial blood culture File of Jan 30, 2026 · source file | $361.20 | $516.00 | $4.24–$1,032.00 | 30% |
| Larkin Community Hospital South Miami, FL · (305) 284-7500 Bacterial blood culture File of Jul 7, 2026 · source file | $369.60 | $528.00 | $2.97–$1,056.00 | 30% |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 BLOOD CULTURE File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $383.50 | $590.00 | $10.32–$385.27 | 35% |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC CULT BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ ID ISOLATES File of Sep 15, 2026 · source file | $579.97 | $579.97 | $6.19–$463.98 | — |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center of Florida Miami Beach, FL · (305) 674-2121 HC BLOOD CULTURE PEDIATRIC+1 more line at this price File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $584.30 | $584.30 | $8.00–$1,171.00 | — |
| Jupiter Medical Center Jupiter, FL · (561) 747-2234 HC CULTURE BLOOD File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $620.00 | $620.00 | — | — |
| Bethesda Hospital Boynton Beach, FL · (561) 737-7733 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $1,074.00 | $5.16–$1,074.00 | 35% |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital Miami, FL · (786) 467-2000 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $1,074.00 | $5.00–$1,074.00 | 35% |
| Homestead Hospital Homestead, FL · (786) 243-8000 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $1,074.00 | $5.00–$1,074.00 | 35% |
| Doctors Hospital Coral Gables, FL · (786) 308-3000 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $1,074.00 | $5.00–$1,074.00 | 35% |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami Miami, FL · (786) 596-1960 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $1,074.00 | $5.16–$1,074.00 | 35% |
| South Miami Hospital South Miami, FL · (786) 662-4000 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA File of Mar 30, 2026 · source file | $698.10 | $1,074.00 | $5.00–$1,074.00 | 35% |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Culture Blood File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $709.80 | $1,092.00 | $10.11–$1,092.00 | 35% |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Blood Culture File of May 27, 2026 · source file | $903.70 | $1,291.00 | $10.32–$1,097.35 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Blood Culture File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $903.70 | $1,291.00 | $5.57–$1,097.35 | 30% |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Blood Culture File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $903.70 | $1,291.00 | $5.57–$1,097.35 | 30% |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Blood Culture File of Sep 29, 2026 · source file | $903.70 | $1,291.00 | $5.57–$1,097.35 | 30% |
| HCA Florida Palms West Hospital Loxahatchee, FL · (561) 798-3300 Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $968.00 | $968.00 | $10.32–$561.44 | — |
| HCA Florida Aventura Hospital Aventura, FL · (305) 682-7000 CULTURE BLOOD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,038.00 | $1,038.00 | $602.04 | — |
| HCA Florida Northwest Hospital Margate, FL · (954) 974-0400 Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) +2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,382.00 | $1,382.00 | $10.32–$1,174.70 | — |
| HCA Florida Westside Hospital Plantation, FL · (954) 587-5010 CULTURE BLOOD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,694.00 | $1,694.00 | $999.46 | — |
| HCA Florida Woodmont Hospital Tamarac, FL · (954) 721-2200 CULTURE BLOOD+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,888.25 | $1,888.25 | $10.32–$1,605.01 | — |
| HCA Florida Mercy Hospital Miami, FL · (954) 587-5010 Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,920.00 | $1,920.00 | $10.22–$1,132.80 | — |
| HCA Florida University Hospital Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 475-4400 Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) UNSCHEDULED+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,978.00 | $1,978.00 | $10.32–$989.00 | — |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Culture Blood File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $2,347.15 | — | $20.23–$216.00 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $35.10, median $659.05, highest $1,978.00 — a 56.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $659.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 18 of 31 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What blood culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood culture explained.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87040 ($120.61). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Hialeah Hospital Hialeah, FLAEROB BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $10.11 | file |
| Palmetto General Hospital Hialeah, FLAEROB BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $10.11 | file |
| North Shore Medical Center Miami, FLAEROB BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $10.11 | file |
| Coral Gables Hospital Coral Gables, FLAEROB BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $10.11 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.