Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Kodiak, AK

In Kodiak, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $234.78 to $234.78, with a median of $234.78. Across Alaska, the median is $214.50 at 9 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$234.78Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
Median$234.78half pay less
Highest$234.78in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak, AK · (907) 486-3281 HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA $234.78 $301.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $234.78, median $234.78, highest $234.78.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $234.78. 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.