Blood culture cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $56.18 to $127.40, with a median of $56.18. The lowest listed price is at Salem Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $110.16 at 39 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Hospital lowest Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG CULTURE BLOOD | $56.18 | $106.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital lowest Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG CULTURE BLOOD | $56.18 | $106.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $56.18, median $56.18, highest $127.40 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $56.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is 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 Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $7.30 | file |