Blood culture cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 37 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $21.30 to $949.68, with a median of $80.00. The lowest price is at Wellstar Cobb Hospital (Austell) and 10 other hospitals. The highest price is 44.6× 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 25, 2026.
Lowest$21.30Wellstar Cobb Hospital + 10 more
Median$80.00half pay less
Highest$949.68in Georgia
Lowest saves$58.70vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest 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 lowest Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/Id Presumptive Isolates | $21.30 | $54.62 | Apr 1, 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 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Culture Blood 87040 | $47.00 | $47.00 | — source file |
| Houston Hospitals Perry · Warner Robins, GA Culture Blood 87040 | $47.00 | $47.00 | — source file |
| Central Georgia Rehabilitation Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $62.50 | $125.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $68.00 | $136.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $71.50 | $143.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 19, 2025 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 | $137.00 | $274.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center Douglas · Douglas, GA CULTURE BLOOD | $144.84 | $213.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC CULT BLOOD ISOL W PRES ID | $164.50 | $329.00 | — source file |
| Crawford Long Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood - Stem Cell Culture | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Resource Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture - Bacterial Blood | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood - Stem Cell Culture | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Es Rehabilitation Atlanta · 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 | $174.00 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture Bacterial Blood - Blood Culture Legionella | $174.00 | $174.00 | — source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $301.50 | $603.00 | Nov 19, 2025 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 |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Culture Blood | $495.00 | $495.00 | — source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $949.68 | $949.68 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 19 | $21.30 | $164.50 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $47.00 | $47.00 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 2 | $62.50 | $67.00 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $301.50 | $625.59 |
| Savannah, GA | 2 | $100.20 | $100.20 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $21.30 | $21.30 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $353.45 | $353.45 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $353.45 | $353.45 |
| Douglas, GA | 1 | $144.84 | $144.84 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $21.30 | $21.30 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
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
- Alabama$196.64
- Alaska$214.50
- Arizona$96.82
- Arkansas$63.60
- California$272.16
- Colorado$300.98
- Connecticut$50.66
- Delaware$188.16
- Florida$286.98
- Hawaii$61.20
- Idaho$44.66
- Illinois$137.50
- Indiana$134.46
- Iowa$83.80
- Kansas$144.13
- Kentucky$128.24
- Louisiana$40.64
- Maine$87.61
- Maryland$117.49
- Massachusetts$49.94
- Michigan$62.00
- Minnesota$79.71
- Mississippi$88.08
- Missouri$110.50
- Montana$146.40
- Nebraska$115.44
- Nevada$252.60
- New Hampshire$98.90
- New Jersey$12.24
- New Mexico$117.96
- New York$53.22
- North Carolina$150.05
- North Dakota$70.29
- Ohio$93.60
- Oklahoma$75.35
- Oregon$110.16
- Pennsylvania$84.80
- Puerto Rico$40.00
- Rhode Island$82.80
- South Carolina$223.60
- South Dakota$91.20
- Tennessee$33.80
- Texas$205.15
- Utah$124.65
- Vermont$187.00
- Virginia$73.80
- Washington$127.40
- West Virginia$79.50
- Wisconsin$80.00
- Wyoming$81.14
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.