Blood culture cost in Idaho
In Idaho, 33 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $25.11 to $482.66, with a median of $113.25. The lowest price is at Treasure Valley Hospital (Boise). The highest price is 19.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $113.25, is about the same as the US median of $115.50.
- That is 11.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Idaho ranks 29th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 33 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 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$25.11Treasure Valley Hospital
Median$113.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$482.66in Idaho
Lowest saves$88.14vs the median
Hospitals in Idaho, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treasure Valley Hospital lowest Boise · Boise City, ID Culture, Blood | $25.11 | $24.25 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Twin Falls · Twin Falls, ID | $44.66 | $44.66 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's McCall McCall · McCall, ID | $44.66 | $44.66 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa · Boise City, ID | $44.66 | $44.66 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise · Boise City, ID | $44.66 | $44.66 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum · Hailey, ID | $44.66 | $44.66 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry · Bonners Ferry, ID Bacterial blood culture | $49.60 | $62.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Madison Memorial Hospital Rexburg · Rexburg, ID BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $53.25 | $71.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint · Sandpoint, ID Bacterial blood culture | $54.48 | $68.10 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Gritman Medical Center Moscow · Moscow, ID HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $57.00 | $57.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Benewah Community Hospital Saint Maries · Saint Maries, ID Bacterial blood culture | $73.80 | $82.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Shoshone Medical Center Kellogg · Kellogg, ID Blood Culture, Routine LC | $89.25 | $119.00 | Sep 29, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Medical Center Preston · Logan, UT-ID PLEURAL FLUID CULTURE | $92.00 | $92.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics Orofino · Orofino, ID Bacterial blood culture | $108.00 | $144.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Cottonwood · Cottonwood, ID Bacterial blood culture | $108.00 | $144.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot · Blackfoot, ID Bacterial blood culture | $112.70 | $161.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon · Salmon, ID Bacterial blood culture | $113.25 | $151.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center Arco · Idaho Falls, ID Bacterial blood culture | $115.20 | $144.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Caribou Medical Center Soda Springs · Soda Springs, ID Bacterial blood culture | $126.70 | $181.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa · Boise City, ID HC Culture Blood | $136.50 | $210.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise · Boise City, ID HC Culture Blood | $136.50 | $210.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital Montpelier · Montpelier, ID CULTURE BLOOD (1 AEROB & 1 ANAEROB) | $140.25 | $165.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Teton Valley Health Care Driggs · Jackson, WY-ID Bacterial blood culture | $141.60 | $177.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Valor Health Emmett · Boise City, ID Bacterial blood culture | $146.06 | $153.75 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Weiser Memorial Hospital Weiser · Weiser, ID CULTURE BLOOD 2 | $160.61 | $214.14 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $164.85 | $164.85 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $164.85 | $164.85 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls · Coeur d'Alene, ID BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $181.00 | $181.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Power County Hospital District American Falls · American Falls, ID CULTURE BLOOD 2 | $183.90 | $184.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kootenai Health Coeur D'Alene · Coeur d'Alene, ID HC CULTURE, BLOOD | $198.00 | $264.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello · Pocatello, ID Bacterial blood culture | $259.20 | $432.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $435.24 | $435.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Medical Center Caldwell · Boise City, ID CULTURE BLOOD | $482.66 | $482.66 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | 7 | $25.11 | $136.50 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $115.20 | $164.85 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 2 | $181.00 | $189.50 |
| American Falls, ID | 1 | $183.90 | $183.90 |
| Bonners Ferry, ID | 1 | $49.60 | $49.60 |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $112.70 | $112.70 |
| Cottonwood, ID | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $44.66 | $44.66 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 1 | $435.24 | $435.24 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 1 | $141.60 | $141.60 |
| Kellogg, ID | 1 | $89.25 | $89.25 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| McCall, ID | 1 | $44.66 | $44.66 |
| Montpelier, ID | 1 | $140.25 | $140.25 |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Orofino, ID | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $259.20 | $259.20 |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $53.25 | $53.25 |
| Saint Maries, ID | 1 | $73.80 | $73.80 |
| Salmon, ID | 1 | $113.25 | $113.25 |
| Soda Springs, ID | 1 | $126.70 | $126.70 |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $54.48 | $54.48 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $44.66 | $44.66 |
| Weiser, ID | 1 | $160.61 | $160.61 |
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
- Georgia$150.76
- Hawaii$100.10
- 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.