Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Napa, CA

In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $136.68 to $136.68, with a median of $136.68. Across California, the median is $272.16 at 94 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$136.68Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center
Median$136.68half pay less
Highest$136.68in 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 Napa, CA.

median
Lowest $136.68Highest $799.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center lowest Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA $136.68 $268.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa, CA · (707) 252-4411 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA $799.68 $1,568.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $136.68, median $136.68, highest $136.68.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $799.68. 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.