Lab tests CPT 87040 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood culture cost in Wray, CO — inpatient

In Wray, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood culture for bacteria as an inpatient: from $42.22 to $42.22, with a median of $42.22. Across Colorado, the median is $276.00 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87040, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2024 and Mar 1, 2024.

Lowest$42.22Wray Community District Hospital
Median$42.22half pay less
Highest$42.22in 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 Wray, CO.

median
Lowest $42.22Highest $174.04

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wray Community District Hospital lowest Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Aerobic Blood Culture, PSPC $42.22 $56.29 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Blood Culture $174.04 $232.05 — 25% Mar 1, 2024
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Inpatient: lowest $42.22, median $42.22, highest $42.22.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $42.22 — 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.