Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Fremont, MI

In Fremont, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $62.00 to $62.00, with a median of $62.00. Across Michigan, the median is $62.00 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$62.00Corewell Health Gerber Hospital
Median$62.00half pay less
Highest$62.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont, MI · (231) 924-3300 Hc Culture Blood $62.00 $62.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $62.00, median $62.00, highest $62.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $62.00. 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.