Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Staunton, VA

In Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $12.00 to $12.00, with a median of $12.00. Across Virginia, the median is $73.80 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$12.00Augusta Health
Median$12.00half pay less
Highest$12.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Augusta Health Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Blood Culture $12.00 $24.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $12.00, highest $12.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.00. 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.