Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Alliance, NE

In Alliance, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $252.80 to $252.80, with a median of $252.80. Across Nebraska, the median is $180.18 at 51 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 18, 2026 and Aug 18, 2026.

Lowest$252.80Box Butte General Hospital
Median$252.80half pay less
Highest$252.80in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Box Butte General Hospital Alliance, NE · (308) 762-6660 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA $252.80 $316.00 — 20% Aug 18, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $252.80, median $252.80, highest $252.80.

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.