Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Rhinelander, WI — inpatient

In Rhinelander, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $87.10 to $87.10, with a median of $87.10. Across Wisconsin, the median is $80.00 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$87.10Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital
Median$87.10half pay less
Highest$87.10in 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 Rhinelander, WI.

median
Lowest $87.10Highest $87.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital lowest Rhinelander, WI · (715) 361-2000 CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES $87.10 $134.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital lowest Rhinelander, WI · (715) 361-2000 Fac Blood Culture for Bacteria $87.10 $134.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $87.10, median $87.10, highest $87.10.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $87.10 — 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.