Blood culture cost in Wheeling, WV
In Wheeling, WV-OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $74.00 to $104.00, with a median of $83.00. The lowest listed price is at Wheeling Hospital — $9.00 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $79.50 at 20 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 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 9, 2026 and Jul 9, 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 Wheeling, WV-OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hospital lowest Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $74.00 | $148.00 | $6.71–$43.72 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $83.00 | $166.00 | $5.10–$4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $104.00 | $208.00 | $6.71–$16.31 | 50% | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling, WV · (304) 243-3000 BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $148.00 | $296.00 | $6.71–$43.72 | 50% | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Barnesville Hospital Association Barnesville, OH · (740) 425-3941 BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $166.00 | $332.00 | $5.10–$4,748.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV · (304) 843-3230 BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $198.00 | $396.00 | $6.71–$16.31 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $74.00, median $83.00, highest $104.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
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.