Blood culture cost in Utica, NY
In Utica-Rome, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $51.00 to $98.91, with a median of $53.72. The lowest listed price is at Mvhs — $2.72 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $69.86 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 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 Utica-Rome, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mvhs lowest Utica, NY HC Blood Culture | $51.00 | $85.00 | $8.23–$63.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs lowest Utica, NY HC Blood Culture | $51.00 | $85.00 | $8.23–$63.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls, NY · (315) 823-5261 HC Culture Bact Blood | $53.72 | $198.97 | $10.32–$9.88 | 73% | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Cult blood 2 | $98.91 | $245.00 | $10.50 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Blood culture for bacteria | $98.91 | $245.00 | $10.50 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Cult blood 2 | $98.91 | $245.00 | $10.50 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Blood culture for bacteria | $98.91 | $245.00 | $10.50 | 60% | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Blood Culture #2 | $197.40 | $329.00 | $8.23–$246.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Blood Cultrue #3 | $197.40 | $329.00 | $8.23–$246.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Blood Cultrue #3 | $197.40 | $329.00 | $8.23–$246.75 | 40% | — source file |
| Mvhs Utica, NY HC Blood Culture #2 | $197.40 | $329.00 | $8.23–$246.75 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $51.00, median $53.72, highest $98.91 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $74.96. 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 1 of 3 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.