Blood culture cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 93 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $12.18 to $241.50, with a median of $63.00. The lowest price is at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital (Grand Blanc Twp). The highest price is 19.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $63.00, is 45% below the US median of $115.20.
- That is 6.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Michigan ranks 7th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 23 of 93 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$12.18Henry Ford Genesys Hospital
Median$63.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$241.50in Michigan
Lowest saves$50.82vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital lowest Grand Blanc Twp · Flint, MI BLOOD CULTURE #2 | $12.18 | $29.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Eaton Charlotte · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Cipro Resistance Culture | $13.42 | $53.66 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $14.24 | $110.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $14.24 | $110.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Cipro Resistance Culture | $16.00 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Clinton St. Johns · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Cipro Resistance Culture | $16.00 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Ionia Ionia · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Cipro Resistance Culture | $16.00 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI HB Cipro Resistance Culture | $16.00 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI **MGH DON'T USEBLOOD CULT POS | $20.00 | $20.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI Blood Culture | $24.45 | $48.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI Blood Culture | $26.50 | $53.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Blood Culture | $27.40 | $54.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BLOOD CULTURE | $28.67 | $61.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Bone Marrow Culture | $29.10 | $58.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI Bone Marrow Culture | $29.85 | $59.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI Blood Culture | $33.60 | $67.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE BLOOD | $37.20 | $66.43 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI BLOOD CULTURE #1 | $39.10 | $79.80 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Sturgis, MI CULTURE, BLOOD | $40.30 | $62.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE BLOOD | $40.32 | $72.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Blood Culture | $40.50 | $54.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI BLOOD CULTURE | $40.80 | $48.00 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Bone Marrow Culture | $45.25 | $90.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Blood Culture | $46.36 | $61.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Blood Culture | $47.58 | $61.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI Blood Culture | $50.75 | $101.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI MMSO BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $51.20 | $64.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE BLOOD | $51.52 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti · Ann Arbor, MI BACTERIAL CLT BLOOD | $52.60 | $52.60 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Blood Culture | $55.25 | $65.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Blood Culture, Line Draw | $55.25 | $65.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BLOOD CULTURE AEROBIC | $56.56 | $101.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BLOOD CULTURE AEROBIC | $56.56 | $101.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Blood Culture | $58.15 | $116.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Blood Culture, Line Draw | $58.65 | $69.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Blood Culture | $58.80 | $117.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Culture Blood | $62.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Blood | $62.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $62.00 | $62.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $62.00 | $62.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Culture Blood | $62.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Blood | $62.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Culture Blood | $62.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Culture Blood | $62.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Blood | $62.00 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Culture Blood | $65.00 | $100.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Culture Blood | $65.00 | $100.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Culture Blood | $65.00 | $100.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Bacterial blood culture | $67.80 | $113.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $68.00 | $68.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $68.83 | $114.71 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Lab-Culture Blood Cmplt | $72.80 | $182.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI Blood Culture, Line Draw | $78.20 | $92.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $79.00 | $79.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Blood | $79.00 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Blood | $79.00 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $79.00 | $79.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $79.00 | $79.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE BLOOD | $79.00 | $79.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Blood | $79.00 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Blood | $79.00 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG BLOOD CULTURE | $79.80 | $114.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG BLOOD CULTURE | $79.80 | $114.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI Blood Culture, Line Draw | $79.90 | $94.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach · Harbor Beach, MI CULTURE BLOOD | $80.25 | $107.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI CULTURE,BLOOD(ARD) | $82.14 | $164.27 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Blood Culture | $83.30 | $98.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BLOOD CULTURE W/REFLEX PN | $84.10 | $168.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Blood Culture for Bacteria | $87.10 | $134.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Blood Culture for Bacteria | $87.10 | $134.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Blood Culture for Bacteria | $87.10 | $134.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI Bone Marrow Culture | $90.60 | $181.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace · Saint Ignace, MI Bacterial blood culture | $99.60 | $166.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $108.38 | $180.63 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Three Rivers Health Three Rivers · Sturgis, MI Culture Blood Routine Low Volume | $108.55 | $167.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Culture Blood | $110.50 | $170.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Culture Blood | $110.50 | $170.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Blood | $110.50 | $170.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Blood | $110.50 | $170.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Blood | $110.50 | $170.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry · Newberry, MI Bacterial blood culture | $111.51 | $177.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI BLOOD CULTURE | $118.00 | $118.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI CULTURE BLOOD MANUAL | $120.80 | $151.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULT BLOOD AERO/ANAERO | $123.75 | $165.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) | $140.68 | $234.47 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Blood Culture, Line Draw | $142.80 | $168.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI Blood Culture | $145.35 | $171.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULT BLOOD AERO/ANAERO | $148.50 | $198.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULT BLOOD AERO/ANAERO | $184.50 | $246.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULT BLOOD AERO/ANAERO | $205.50 | $274.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULT BLOOD AERO/ANAERO | $241.50 | $322.00 | Aug 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 29 | $14.24 | $79.00 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 11 | $16.00 | $62.00 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 5 | $13.42 | $16.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $52.60 | $72.80 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $55.25 | $78.20 |
| Flint, MI | 2 | $12.18 | $31.46 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $39.10 | $53.45 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $87.10 | $113.89 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $68.83 | $88.60 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $79.80 | $79.80 |
| Sturgis, MI | 2 | $40.30 | $74.42 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $26.50 | $26.50 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $29.85 | $29.85 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $47.58 | $47.58 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $145.35 | $145.35 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $55.25 | $55.25 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $46.36 | $46.36 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $83.30 | $83.30 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $58.65 | $58.65 |
| Harbor Beach, MI | 1 | $80.25 | $80.25 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $87.10 | $87.10 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $87.10 | $87.10 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $142.80 | $142.80 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $90.60 | $90.60 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Newberry, MI | 1 | $111.51 | $111.51 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $51.20 | $51.20 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $24.45 | $24.45 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Saint Ignace, MI | 1 | $99.60 | $99.60 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $110.50 | $110.50 |
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$128.43
- Iowa$91.80
- Kansas$78.30
- Kentucky$112.10
- Louisiana$45.59
- Maine$83.73
- Maryland$109.77
- Massachusetts$79.00
- 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$141.56
- New York$62.83
- North Carolina$152.11
- North Dakota$85.00
- Ohio$93.60
- Oklahoma$67.55
- 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.