Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Hugo, CO — inpatient

In Hugo, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $237.00 to $237.00, with a median of $237.00. Across Colorado, the median is $331.45 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 4, 2026 and Jun 4, 2026.

Lowest$237.00Lincoln Health
Median$237.00half pay less
Highest$237.00in 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 Hugo, CO.

median
Lowest $237.00Highest $237.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 Blood culture $237.00 $237.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 Blood culture for bacteria $237.00 $237.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 Blood culture $237.00 $237.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 Blood culture for bacteria $237.00 $237.00 — — Jun 4, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $237.00, median $237.00, highest $237.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $237.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.