Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Rockford, IL

In Rockford, IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $151.59 to $151.59, with a median of $151.59. Across Illinois, the median is $151.59 at 97 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$151.59Rockford Memorial Hospital
Median$151.59half pay less
Highest$151.59in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rockford Memorial Hospital Rockford, IL · (815) 968-6861 CHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES $151.59 $202.12 — 25% Mar 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $151.59, median $151.59, highest $151.59.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $151.59. 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.