Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Owosso, MI

In Owosso, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $51.20 to $51.20, with a median of $51.20. Across Michigan, the median is $62.00 at 83 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$51.20Memorial Healthcare
Median$51.20half pay less
Highest$51.20in 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 Owosso, MI.

median
Lowest $51.20Highest $180.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Memorial Healthcare lowest Owosso, MI · (989) 723-5211 MMSO BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE $51.20 $64.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Memorial Healthcare Owosso, MI · (989) 723-5211 CULTURE BLOOD $180.00 $225.00 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $51.20, median $51.20, highest $51.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $51.20. 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.