Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Goldendale, WA

In Goldendale, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $192.00 to $192.00, with a median of $192.00. Across Washington, the median is $127.40 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 2, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.

Lowest$192.00Klickitat Valley Hospital
Median$192.00half pay less
Highest$192.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale, WA · (509) 773-4022 CULTURE, BLOOD, ROUTINE $192.00 $240.00 — 20% Dec 2, 2024
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Outpatient: lowest $192.00, median $192.00, highest $192.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $192.00. 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.