Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Nevada, MO — inpatient

In Nevada, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $102.60 to $102.60, with a median of $102.60. Across Missouri, the median is $111.24 at 57 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 — and —.

Lowest$102.60Nevada City Hospital
Median$102.60half pay less
Highest$102.60in 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 Nevada, MO.

median
Lowest $102.60Highest $102.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 Manual Blood Culture QST 7002 $102.60 $228.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 Blood Culture QST 389 $102.60 $228.00 — 55% —
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Nevada City Hospital lowest Nevada, MO · (417) 667-3355 BLOOD CULTURE $102.60 $228.00 — 55% —
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Inpatient: lowest $102.60, median $102.60, highest $102.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $102.60 — 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.