Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Milan, MO

In Milan, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $120.00 to $120.00, with a median of $120.00. Across Missouri, the median is $111.24 at 63 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 Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$120.00Sullivan County Memorial Hospital
Median$120.00half pay less
Highest$120.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE BLOOD $120.00 $120.00 — — Jul 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $120.00, median $120.00, highest $120.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $120.00. 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.