Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Madison, FL

In Madison, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $46.35 to $46.35, with a median of $46.35. Across Florida, the median is $333.75 at 163 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 30, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.

Lowest$46.35Madison County Memorial Hospital
Median$46.35half pay less
Highest$46.35in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Madison County Memorial Hospital Madison, FL · (850) 973-2271 BACTERIA BLD CULT $46.35 $92.70 $6.26–$178.00 50% Apr 30, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $46.35, median $46.35, highest $46.35.

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. 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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87040 ($127.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Madison County Memorial Hospital Madison, FLBLOOD CULTURE QUEST $5.00 file
Madison County Memorial Hospital Madison, FLBLOOD CULTURE LAB CORP $5.00 file