Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Olympia, WA

In Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $154.44 to $154.44, with a median of $154.44. Across Washington, the median is $127.40 at 33 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$154.44Providence St Peter Hospital
Median$154.44half pay less
Highest$154.44in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA · (360) 493-7179 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA $154.44 $297.00 — 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $154.44, median $154.44, highest $154.44.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $154.44. 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.