Blood culture cost in Lake City, IA
In Lake City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $77.00 to $77.00, with a median of $77.00. Across Iowa, the median is $89.06 at 76 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 Oct 8, 2024 and Oct 8, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lake City, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital lowest Lake City, IA · (712) 464-3171 CULT BLOOD ROUTINE M/L/P/R/W/E/O/J/S1/L1/PL/G1 | $77.00 | $97.00 | $97.00 | 21% | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City, IA · (712) 464-3171 CULTURE BLOOD E | $87.00 | $109.00 | $109.00 | 20% | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City, IA · (712) 464-3171 REFERRAL BLOOD CULT M/E/P/R/L1/H/PL/J/G1/M2 | $94.00 | $118.00 | $29.00–$101.00 | 20% | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $77.00, median $77.00, highest $77.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.