Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Buckhannon, WV

In Buckhannon, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $173.00 to $173.00, with a median of $173.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $79.50 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$173.00St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon
Median$173.00half pay less
Highest$173.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Buckhannon, WV.

median
Lowest $173.00Highest $336.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon lowest Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA $173.00 $346.00 — 50% —
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St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon, WV · (304) 472-2000 BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE $336.00 $672.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $173.00, median $173.00, highest $173.00.

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.