Blood culture cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $16.56 to $1,572.00, with a median of $78.30. The lowest price is at Kansas Medical Center (Andover). The highest price is 94.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $78.30, is 32% below the US median of $115.50.
- That is 7.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Kansas ranks 11th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 24 of 81 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.56Kansas Medical Center
Median$78.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,572.00in Kansas
Lowest saves$61.74vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas Medical Center lowest Andover · Wichita, KS CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $16.56 | $27.60 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Ascentist Hospital Leawood · Kansas City, MO-KS BLOOD CULTURE | $18.58 | $60.00 | Apr 26, 2026 source file |
| County of Logan Oakley · Oakley, KS Bacterial blood culture | $20.00 | $100.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| The University of Kansas Health System- St. Francis Campus Topeka · Topeka, KS Bacterial blood culture | $22.99 | $76.65 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS Bone Marrow Culture | $32.24 | $49.60 | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Minneola District Hospital Nbr 2 Minneola · Dodge City, KS Bacterial blood culture | $38.50 | $55.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical Center Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Bacterial blood culture | $41.74 | $41.74 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $44.20 | $68.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Phillipsburg · Phillipsburg, KS Bacterial blood culture | $45.05 | $53.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned · Larned, KS BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $45.60 | $114.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Blood Bacterial | $46.15 | $71.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Hospital Coldwater · Coldwater, KS BLOOD CULTURE #1 | $47.25 | $63.00 | Sep 3, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital KS Moundridge · McPherson, KS Blood Culture | $48.45 | $57.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons · Lyons, KS HUTCH-BLOOD CULTURE | $48.98 | $65.30 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Bacterial blood culture | $49.13 | $65.50 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Coffey County Hospital Burlington · Burlington, KS CULTURE BLOOD | $49.20 | $164.00 | Nov 6, 2024 source file |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita · Wichita, KS CULT BACTERIAL, BLOOD AEROBIC | $49.75 | $50.00 | Mar 25, 2025 source file |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge · Medicine Lodge, KS Bacterial blood culture | $50.58 | $50.58 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Wakeeney · Wakeeney, KS Bacterial blood culture | $51.00 | $60.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Greeley County Health Services Tribune · Tribune, KS BLOOD CULTURE | $54.60 | $78.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Graham County Hospital Hill City · Hill City, KS Bacterial blood culture | $55.00 | $55.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Wilson County Hospital Neodesha · Neodesha, KS Bacterial blood culture | $56.99 | $75.98 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Healthcare Center Kingman · Kingman, KS CULTURE BLOOD | $57.50 | $115.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne County Hospital Saint Francis · Saint Francis, KS Bacterial blood culture | $58.40 | $58.40 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Ottawa County Health Center Minneapolis · Salina, KS Bacterial blood culture | $59.00 | $59.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence · Lawrence, KS Blood Culture | $59.06 | $236.25 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE/BACT BLOOD | $60.00 | $125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ellinwood District Hospital Ellinwood · Great Bend, KS Bacterial blood culture | $60.10 | $70.70 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa · Kiowa, KS Bacterial blood culture | $60.80 | $76.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Norton County Hospital Norton · Norton, KS Culture Blood QST | $61.60 | $88.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Meade District Hospital Meade · Meade, KS BLOOD CULTURE | $64.00 | $64.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Decatur Health Oberlin · Oberlin, KS Bacterial blood culture | $64.20 | $71.33 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton County Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, KS Bacterial blood culture | $64.65 | $64.65 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia · Fredonia, KS Bacterial blood culture | $66.59 | $66.59 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Russell Regional Hospital Russell · Russell, KS $$$CULTURE BLOOD | $68.00 | $80.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Stafford County Hospital Stafford · Stafford, KS Bacterial blood culture | $70.72 | $70.72 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Clara Barton Hospital Hoisington · Great Bend, KS Bacterial blood culture | $74.20 | $106.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS BLOOD CULTURE | $74.40 | $186.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita · Wichita, KS BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $74.48 | $114.59 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Greenwood County Hospital Eureka · Eureka, KS Bacterial blood culture | $75.20 | $94.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu Satanta · Satanta, KS Bacterial blood culture | $78.30 | $87.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Grisell Memorial Hospital Ransom · Ransom, KS Bacterial blood culture | $86.55 | $91.10 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Ashland Health Center Ashland · Ashland, KS Bacterial blood culture | $88.00 | $110.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Sedan City Hospital Sedan · Sedan, KS CULTURE, BLOOD X1 | $88.50 | $118.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Seneca · Seneca, KS Bacterial blood culture | $89.10 | $99.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville · Plainville, KS Bacterial blood culture | $89.25 | $119.00 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Stevens County Hospital Hugoton · Hugoton, KS Bacterial blood culture | $90.00 | $90.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne · Osborne, KS Culture, Blood With Reflex To Molecular Idqst | $95.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Morton County Hospital Elkhart · Elkhart, KS Blood Culture, Routine Lc | $101.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison · Atchison, KS Bacterial blood culture | $103.00 | $103.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Utah Hiawatha · Utah Hiawatha, KS Bacterial blood culture | $103.00 | $103.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg · McPherson, KS Bacterial blood culture | $103.18 | $147.40 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina · Salina, KS Bacterial blood culture | $103.18 | $147.40 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS HSV BY PCR, CSF ONLY | $105.60 | $264.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hodgeman County Health Center Jetmore · Jetmore, KS Bacterial blood culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Labette County Medical Center Parsons · Parsons, KS CULTURE BLOOD | $111.83 | $159.75 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| HaysMed Hays · Hays, KS BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $112.20 | $340.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Jewell County Hospital Mankato · Mankato, KS Bacterial blood culture | $112.50 | $150.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Bacterial blood culture | $115.23 | $115.23 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln County Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, KS Bacterial blood culture | $128.25 | $142.50 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Morris County Hospital Council Grove · Council Grove, KS Bacterial blood culture | $136.20 | $227.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, KS Bacterial blood culture | $136.85 | $161.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Smith County Memorial Hospital Smith Center · Smith Center, KS Bacterial blood culture | $140.00 | $140.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS BLOOD CULTURE (RL) | $140.00 | $175.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene · Abilene, KS Bacterial blood culture | $147.40 | $147.40 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $153.30 | $383.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| McPherson Hospital McPherson · McPherson, KS Bacterial blood culture | $167.98 | $227.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Stanton County Hospital Johnson · Johnson, KS Bacterial blood culture | $179.00 | $179.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute · Chanute, KS BLOOD CULTURE | $179.01 | $238.68 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Blood Bacterial | $182.65 | $281.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Culture Blood Bacterial | $184.60 | $284.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center Kinsley · Kinsley, KS BLOOD CULTURE | $207.20 | $259.00 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Southwest medical center Liberal · Liberal, KS Bact & Micro Tests | $222.00 | $277.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan County Hospital Hoxie · Hoxie, KS BLOOD CULTURE #1 - in house (FIRST SET) | $329.00 | $329.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE BLOOD | $573.16 | $573.16 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC CULTURE BLOOD | $652.72 | $652.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC CULTURE BLOOD | $652.72 | $652.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC CULTURE BLOOD | $652.72 | $652.72 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE BLOOD | $974.27 | $974.27 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $1,572.00 | $1,572.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Woodlawn Wichita · Wichita, KS CULTURE BLOOD | $1,572.00 | $1,572.00 | 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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 6 | $18.58 | $612.94 |
| Wichita, KS | 6 | $16.56 | $62.12 |
| McPherson, KS | 3 | $48.45 | $103.18 |
| Great Bend, KS | 2 | $60.10 | $67.15 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 2 | $32.24 | $86.12 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 2 | $46.15 | $114.40 |
| Manhattan, KS | 2 | $74.40 | $90.00 |
| Salina, KS | 2 | $59.00 | $81.09 |
| Topeka, KS | 2 | $22.99 | $36.06 |
| Abilene, KS | 1 | $147.40 | $147.40 |
| Ashland, KS | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $115.23 | $115.23 |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Burlington, KS | 1 | $49.20 | $49.20 |
| Chanute, KS | 1 | $179.01 | $179.01 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $41.74 | $41.74 |
| Coldwater, KS | 1 | $47.25 | $47.25 |
| Council Grove, KS | 1 | $136.20 | $136.20 |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $38.50 | $38.50 |
| Elkhart, KS | 1 | $101.00 | $101.00 |
| Eureka, KS | 1 | $75.20 | $75.20 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $153.30 | $153.30 |
| Fredonia, KS | 1 | $66.59 | $66.59 |
| Greensburg, KS | 1 | $136.85 | $136.85 |
| Hill City, KS | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Hoxie, KS | 1 | $329.00 | $329.00 |
| Hugoton, KS | 1 | $90.00 | $90.00 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $112.20 | $112.20 |
| Jetmore, KS | 1 | $106.40 | $106.40 |
| Johnson, KS | 1 | $179.00 | $179.00 |
| Kingman, KS | 1 | $57.50 | $57.50 |
| Kinsley, KS | 1 | $207.20 | $207.20 |
| Kiowa, KS | 1 | $60.80 | $60.80 |
| Larned, KS | 1 | $45.60 | $45.60 |
| Lincoln, KS | 1 | $128.25 | $128.25 |
| Lyons, KS | 1 | $48.98 | $48.98 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $59.06 | $59.06 |
| Liberal, KS | 1 | $222.00 | $222.00 |
| Mankato, KS | 1 | $112.50 | $112.50 |
| Meade, KS | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1 | $50.58 | $50.58 |
| Neodesha, KS | 1 | $56.99 | $56.99 |
| Norton, KS | 1 | $61.60 | $61.60 |
| Oakley, KS | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Oberlin, KS | 1 | $64.20 | $64.20 |
| Osborne, KS | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $652.72 | $652.72 |
| Parsons, KS | 1 | $111.83 | $111.83 |
| Phillipsburg, KS | 1 | $45.05 | $45.05 |
| Plainville, KS | 1 | $89.25 | $89.25 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $184.60 | $184.60 |
| Ransom, KS | 1 | $86.55 | $86.55 |
| Russell, KS | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Saint Francis, KS | 1 | $58.40 | $58.40 |
| Satanta, KS | 1 | $78.30 | $78.30 |
| Sedan, KS | 1 | $88.50 | $88.50 |
| Seneca, KS | 1 | $89.10 | $89.10 |
| Smith Center, KS | 1 | $140.00 | $140.00 |
| Stafford, KS | 1 | $70.72 | $70.72 |
| Syracuse, KS | 1 | $64.65 | $64.65 |
| Tribune, KS | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Wakeeney, KS | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
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
- Idaho$113.25
- Illinois$144.59
- Indiana$130.50
- Iowa$91.80
- 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.