Lab tests CPT 87040 California Outpatient

Blood culture cost in California

In California, 94 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $12.36 to $1,392.00, with a median of $272.16. The lowest price is at Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital (Marina del Rey). The highest price is 112.6× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87040. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 24, 2026.

Lowest$12.36Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital

Median$272.16half pay less

Highest$1,392.00in California

Lowest saves$259.80vs the median

Hospitals in California, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital lowest Marina del Rey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Clinical and Anatomical Laboratory Services	$12.36	$19.02	Nov 26, 2025 source file
Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville · Susanville, CA LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC BLOOD	$17.30	$31.00	Feb 12, 2026 source file
Palo Verde Hospital Blythe · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Blood Culture, Routine LC	$20.62	$27.50	Jul 1, 2026 source file
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$23.80	$68.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$32.90	$94.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$41.30	$118.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC Blood Culture for Bacteria	$54.76	$84.24	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Scripps Nicu-Cultureblood	$67.50	$90.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$80.07	$157.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$80.58	$158.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$85.68	$168.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$86.88	$181.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$91.80	$180.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$91.80	$180.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$107.40	$107.40	— source file
UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Bacterial Blood Culture	$112.20	$204.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Hayward Sisters Hospital Hayward · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTBLOOD	$126.32	$421.05	Feb 23, 2026 source file
Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa · Napa, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$136.68	$268.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$161.00	$460.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$175.50	$390.00	Aug 31, 2026 source file
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$175.50	$390.00	Sep 2, 2026 source file
Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$175.50	$390.00	Sep 2, 2026 source file
Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$175.50	$390.00	Sep 2, 2026 source file
Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA BLOOD CULTURE	$176.00	$220.00	Jun 18, 2026 source file
Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center Clovis · Fresno, CA BLOOD CULTURE	$176.00	$220.00	Jun 15, 2026 source file
San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Bacterial blood culture	$185.00	$1,068.00	Apr 2, 2026 source file
UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BLOOD	$188.00	$470.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BLOOD	$188.00	$470.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BLOOD	$188.00	$470.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$189.00	$540.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$189.00	$540.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$195.84	$408.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Body Fluid Culture	$206.17	$343.62	May 29, 2026 source file
St Jude Hospital Fullerton · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$237.60	$495.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Blood culture for bacteria	$240.88	$454.49	Sep 11, 2026 source file
Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA	$241.92	$504.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Bacterial blood culture	$262.00	$262.00	Aug 14, 2026 source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · Richmond, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$272.16	$486.00	— source file
Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Bacterial blood culture	$278.00	$278.00	Jul 6, 2026 source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Ontario Ontario · Ontario, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES	$279.76	$538.00	— source file
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HC Blood Culture	$301.60	$754.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Chinese Hospital Association San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Bacterial blood culture	$315.00	$315.00	Jul 22, 2026 source file
Grossmont Hospital La Mesa · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$316.50	$422.00	— source file
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$316.50	$422.00	— source file
Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$316.50	$422.00	— source file
Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE BLOOD	$316.50	$422.00	— source file
Hospital of Barstow Barstow · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Bacterial blood culture	$332.92	$554.86	Sep 17, 2026 source file
Madera Community Hospital Madera · Fresno, CA Bacterial blood culture	$338.40	$564.00	Jul 30, 2026 source file
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HB VIRAL RESPIRATORY PANEL WITH COVID19 - 22 TARGETS	$348.31	$535.86	Nov 26, 2025 source file
El Camino Hospital Mountain View · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC CULT BLOOD	$405.75	$1,623.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
UCI Health - Lakewood Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BLOOD	$475.60	$1,189.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Blood Culture	$596.40	$1,491.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Isolator-Spec Reg	$608.50	$1,217.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Blood Culture For Bacteria	$616.25	$616.25	Apr 1, 2026 source file
NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Culture Blood	$668.00	$668.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Blood Culture for Bacteria	$693.56	$693.56	— source file
Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA CULTURE BLOOD BACTER	$709.02	$1,181.70	Sep 15, 2026 source file
USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Blood Culture For Bacteria	$812.50	$812.50	Apr 1, 2026 source file
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale · Glendale, CA Blood Culture For Bacteria	$1,392.00	$1,392.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	27	$12.36	$241.92
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	12	$20.62	$180.25
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	12	$126.32	$272.16
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	10	$67.50	$279.76
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	5	$272.16	$405.75
Fresno, CA	4	$176.00	$224.08
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	4	$107.40	$272.16
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	4	$85.68	$91.80
Vallejo, CA	3	$272.16	$272.16
Eureka-Arcata, CA	2	$80.07	$80.32
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	1	$240.88	$240.88
Glendale, CA	1	$1,392.00	$1,392.00
Modesto, CA	1	$272.16	$272.16
Napa, CA	1	$136.68	$136.68
Ontario, CA	1	$279.76	$279.76
Richmond, CA	1	$272.16	$272.16
Salinas, CA	1	$262.00	$262.00
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	1	$709.02	$709.02
Stockton-Lodi, CA	1	$272.16	$272.16
Susanville, CA	1	$17.30	$17.30
Truckee-Grass Valley, CA	1	$278.00	$278.00

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.

Blood culture for bacteria in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.