Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Norwalk, OH

In Norwalk, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $133.20 to $133.20, with a median of $133.20. 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 — and —.

Lowest$133.20Mercy Health Willard Hospital
Median$133.20half pay less
Highest$133.20in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Willard Hospital Willard, OH · (419) 964-5000 HC Culture Blood $133.20 $222.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $133.20, median $133.20, highest $133.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $133.20. 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.