Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Wapakoneta, OH

In Wapakoneta, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $157.50 to $157.50, with a median of $157.50. Across Ohio, the median is $93.60 at 130 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$157.50Grand Lake Health System
Median$157.50half pay less
Highest$157.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grand Lake Health System Saint Marys, OH · (419) 394-3335 CULTURE BLOOD $157.50 $175.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $157.50, median $157.50, highest $157.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $157.50. 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.