Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Suffolk, VA — inpatient

In Suffolk, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $103.50 to $103.50, with a median of $103.50. Across Virginia, the median is $73.80 at 37 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$103.50Sentara Obici Hospital
Median$103.50half pay less
Highest$103.50in 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 Suffolk, VA.

median
Lowest $103.50Highest $103.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Blood Culture,Routine $103.50 $207.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Transfusion Reaction Cult $103.50 $207.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Blood Culture,Brucella $103.50 $207.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Blood Culture,Ped $103.50 $207.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $103.50, median $103.50, highest $103.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $103.50 — 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.