Blood culture cost in New York, NY — inpatient
In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 23 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $10.32 to $273.24, with a median of $12.60. The lowest listed price is at Hmh Hospitals — $2.28 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $53.22 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 17 cities for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $10.32 | $229.00 | $38.01–$229.00 | 95% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ CULTURE BLOOD QST | $10.32 | $229.00 | $38.01–$229.00 | 95% | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Culture Bact Aerobic Blood | $11.87 | $189.00 | — | 94% | — source file |
| Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Culture Bact Aerobic Blood | $11.87 | $286.00 | — | 96% | — source file |
| Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Culture Bact Aerobic Blood | $11.87 | $350.00 | — | 97% | — source file |
| Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Culture Bact Aerobic Blood | $11.87 | $876.00 | — | 99% | — source file |
| University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $11.87 | $95.72 | $8.26–$90.93 | 88% | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Culture Bact Aerobic Blood | $11.87 | $240.00 | — | 95% | — source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $12.38 | $97.78 | $8.23–$242.55 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $12.38 | $97.78 | $8.23–$242.55 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $12.38 | $97.78 | $8.23–$242.55 | 87% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $12.38 | $242.55 | $8.23–$242.55 | 95% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $12.38 | $242.55 | $8.23–$242.55 | 95% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Blood Culture 87040 | $12.60 | $126.00 | $9.85–$100.80 | 90% | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Culture Blood | $23.80 | $34.00 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 CULTURE BACTERIAL BLD AEROBIC | $30.60 | $51.00 | $8.26–$43.35 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 AEROBICS STERILITY BLOOD CULTU | $30.60 | $51.00 | $8.26–$43.35 | 40% | — source file |
| The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PLACENTAL CELL CULTURE AEROBIC | $30.60 | $51.00 | $8.26–$43.35 | 40% | — source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 CULTURE BLOOD | $54.00 | $54.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BLD CULT W/ISOLAT & PRES ID 3 | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BLD CULT W/ISOLAT & PRES ID 2 | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BLD CULT W/ISOLAT & PRES ID 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Helen Hayes Hospital West Haverstraw, NY · (845) 786-4000 CULTURE,BACTERIAL,BLOOD | $74.00 | $74.00 | $8.15–$15.48 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Bact Bld Culture | $79.31 | $113.30 | — | 30% | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ CULTURE BLOOD | $91.60 | $229.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ CULTURE BLOOD | $91.60 | $229.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $153.00 | $170.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 BLOOD CULTURE | $273.24 | $303.60 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $10.32, median $12.60, highest $273.24 — a 26.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 49 facilities here, median $12.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 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.