Blood culture cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 88 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $20.50 to $1,059.75, with a median of $150.76. The lowest price is at Washington County Regional Medical Center (Sandersville). The highest price is 51.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $150.76, is 31% above the US median of $115.50.
- That is 14.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Georgia ranks 38th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 88 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 Nov 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$20.50Washington County Regional Medical Center
Median$150.76half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,059.75in Georgia
Lowest saves$130.26vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Regional Medical Center lowest Sandersville · Sandersville, GA BLOOD CULTURE | $20.50 | $41.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Stephens County Hospital Toccoa · Toccoa, GA CULTURE BLOOD (SINGLE) | $21.52 | $35.86 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB CULT-BLOOD | $24.57 | $83.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA CULTURE BLOOD BACTER | $29.70 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Forsyth · Macon-Bibb County, GA CULTURE BLOOD | $38.25 | $51.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran · Cochran, GA CULTURE BLOOD | $38.46 | $101.20 | Dec 12, 2025 source file |
| Mountain Lakes Medical Center Clayton · Clayton, GA CULTURE AFB BLOOD | $42.00 | $105.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA Blood Culture | $42.50 | $85.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA Blood Culture | $45.00 | $90.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Culture Blood | $45.50 | $70.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Culture Blood 87040 | $47.00 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Culture Blood 87040 | $47.00 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Culture Blood | $48.75 | $75.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Culture Blood | $61.10 | $94.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla · Ocilla, GA CULTURE BLOOD SET 2 | $64.88 | $129.75 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $71.50 | $143.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Warm Springs Medical Center Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA CULTURE BLOOD | $73.00 | $146.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $75.50 | $151.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Higgins General Hospital Bremen · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $78.80 | $197.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton Carrollton · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $78.80 | $197.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - Villa Rica Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $78.80 | $197.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Willowbrooke at Tanner Villa Rica · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $78.80 | $197.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $84.00 | $168.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA CULTURE: BLOOD BACTERIA | $91.00 | $91.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA CULTURE BLOOD-TEST | $95.20 | $112.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $96.62 | $101.70 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA Culture Aerobic: Blood | $100.20 | $334.00 | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA Culture Aerobic: Blood | $100.20 | $334.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $144.00 | $288.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA CULTURE BLOOD | $144.84 | $213.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA BLOOD CULTURE | $149.10 | $213.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult Blood Isol W Pres ID | $150.76 | $502.55 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC CULT BLOOD ISOL W PRES ID | $164.50 | $329.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Brooks Quitman · Valdosta, GA BLOOD CULTURE FAN #1 | $165.00 | $275.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA BLOOD CULTURE FAN #1 | $165.00 | $275.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA BLOOD CULTURE FAN #1 | $165.00 | $275.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA BLOOD CULTURE FAN #1 | $165.00 | $275.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture - Bacterial Blood | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood - Blood Culture Legionella | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood - Blood Culture Legionella | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood - Blood Culture Legionella | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture - Bacterial Blood | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood - Blood Culture Legionella | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture - Bacterial Blood | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta · Valdosta, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $181.50 | $242.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Berrien Campus Nashville · Nashville, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $181.50 | $242.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus Lakeland · Valdosta, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $181.50 | $242.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $203.00 | $203.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tift Regional Medical Center Tifton · Tifton, GA Culture Blood | $258.00 | $516.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia · Vidalia, GA Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $263.16 | $263.16 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross · Waycross, GA CULTURE BLOOD | $305.25 | $305.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC CULTURE BLOOD | $318.60 | $318.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $320.50 | $641.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $353.45 | $353.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $353.45 | $353.45 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center Blue Ridge · Blue Ridge, GA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $420.09 | $700.16 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Culture Blood | $495.00 | $495.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Culture Blood | $495.00 | $495.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Culture Blood | $495.00 | $495.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $949.68 | $949.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA CULTURE BLOOD | $1,059.75 | $1,059.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 35 | $21.30 | $150.76 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 4 | $21.30 | $150.76 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 4 | $38.25 | $113.13 |
| Savannah, GA | 3 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Valdosta, GA | 3 | $165.00 | $181.50 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $47.00 | $47.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $45.50 | $98.13 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $150.76 | $150.76 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $320.50 | $635.09 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Blue Ridge, GA | 1 | $420.09 | $420.09 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $149.10 | $149.10 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $165.00 | $165.00 |
| Clayton, GA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Cochran, GA | 1 | $38.46 | $38.46 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $353.45 | $353.45 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $144.00 | $144.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $24.57 | $24.57 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $96.62 | $96.62 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $95.20 | $95.20 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $353.45 | $353.45 |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $144.84 | $144.84 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $1,059.75 | $1,059.75 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $61.10 | $61.10 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $21.30 | $21.30 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $71.50 | $71.50 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
| Nashville, GA | 1 | $181.50 | $181.50 |
| Ocilla, GA | 1 | $64.88 | $64.88 |
| Sandersville, GA | 1 | $20.50 | $20.50 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $29.70 | $29.70 |
| Tifton, GA | 1 | $258.00 | $258.00 |
| Toccoa, GA | 1 | $21.52 | $21.52 |
| Vidalia, GA | 1 | $263.16 | $263.16 |
| Waycross, GA | 1 | $305.25 | $305.25 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What blood culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Blood culture explained.
Blood culture for bacteria in other states
- Alabama$81.98
- Alaska$209.15
- Arizona$126.65
- Arkansas$49.26
- California$272.16
- Colorado$209.10
- Connecticut$67.61
- Delaware$188.16
- District of Columbia$95.80, 3 hospitals
- Florida$341.00
- Hawaii$100.10
- Idaho$113.25
- Illinois$144.59
- Indiana$130.50
- Iowa$91.80
- Kansas$78.30
- Kentucky$112.10
- Louisiana$45.00
- Maine$83.73
- Maryland$109.77
- Massachusetts$79.00
- Michigan$63.00
- Minnesota$116.44
- Mississippi$89.20
- Missouri$111.24
- Montana$151.46
- Nebraska$186.89
- Nevada$236.30
- New Hampshire$140.45
- New Jersey$55.27
- New Mexico$131.08
- New York$62.83
- North Carolina$152.11
- North Dakota$85.00
- Ohio$93.60
- Oklahoma$73.78
- Oregon$110.16
- Pennsylvania$84.80
- Puerto Rico$44.42
- Rhode Island$82.80
- South Carolina$153.60
- South Dakota$164.00
- Tennessee$54.23
- Texas$204.31
- Utah$282.52
- Vermont$136.00
- Virginia$103.50
- Washington$149.05
- West Virginia$74.19
- Wisconsin$85.80
- Wyoming$110.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.