Blood culture cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $42.50 to $127.40, with a median of $84.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center and 1 other hospital — $41.50 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $110.16 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 9 cities for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center lowest Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $42.50 | $50.00 | $13.00–$41.08 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside lowest Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $42.50 | $50.00 | $13.00–$41.08 | 15% | — source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $84.00 | $112.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $84.00 | $112.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $84.00 | $112.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $84.00 | $112.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $84.00 | $112.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-BLOOD | $120.00 | $160.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-BLOOD | $120.00 | $160.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-BLOOD | $120.00 | $160.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-BLOOD | $120.00 | $160.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-BLOOD | $120.00 | $160.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $42.50, median $84.00, highest $127.40 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $94.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87040 ($100.75). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WACHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |