Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Petersburg, WV

In Petersburg, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $24.00 to $24.00, with a median of $24.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $79.50 at 20 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 — and —.

Lowest$24.00Grant Memorial Hospital
Median$24.00half pay less
Highest$24.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV · (304) 257-1026 BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE $24.00 $30.00 — 20% —
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Outpatient: lowest $24.00, median $24.00, highest $24.00.

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.