Blood culture cost in Tampa, FL
In Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $176.75 to $568.37, with a median of $479.44. The lowest listed price is at Tampa General Hospital — $302.69 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $286.98 at 72 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Bld Cult For Hacek Org | $176.75 | $505.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Blood Culture Rx Removed | $176.75 | $505.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Aer Bld Culture Ped | $176.75 | $505.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tampa General Hospital lowest Tampa, FL · (813) 844-7000 Hb Aer Ana Bld Cult Ped | $176.75 | $505.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth North Pinellas Tarpon Springs, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $308.29 | $308.29 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Connerton Land O Lakes, FL HC CULTURE BLOOD | $357.81 | $357.81 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Dade City Dade City, FL · (352) 568-1100 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $363.02 | $363.02 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Hospital Tampa, FL BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $390.50 | $781.00 | $147.61–$781.00 | 50% | — source file |
| AdventHealth Riverview Riverview, FL · (813) 929-5962 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $568.37 | $568.37 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $568.37 | $568.37 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7219 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $568.37 | $568.37 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Tampa Tampa, FL · (813) 615-7200 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $568.37 | $568.37 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL · (813) 929-5000 HC CULTURE BLOOD | $568.37 | $568.37 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $176.75, median $479.44, highest $568.37 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $479.44. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 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.
| Orlando Health Bayfront Hospital Saint Petersburg, FLHb Blood Culture | $8.40 | file |
| Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital Wesley Chapel, FLHb Blood Culture | $8.40 | file |