Lab tests CPT 87040 Outpatient

Blood culture cost in South Boston, VA

In South Boston, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $123.50 to $123.50, with a median of $123.50. Across Virginia, the median is $73.80 at 37 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$123.50Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital
Median$123.50half pay less
Highest$123.50in 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 South Boston, VA.

median
Lowest $123.50Highest $123.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Blood Culture,Routine $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Transfusion Reaction Cult $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Blood Culture,Brucella $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Blood Culture,Ped $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $123.50, median $123.50, highest $123.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $123.50. 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.