Blood culture cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $17.10 to $1,425.64, with a median of $111.24. The lowest price is at Lake Regional Health System (Osage Beach). The highest price is 83.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $111.24, is 4% below the US median of $115.50.
- That is 10.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Missouri ranks 27th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 63 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.10Lake Regional Health System
Median$111.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,425.64in Missouri
Lowest saves$94.14vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Regional Health System lowest Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Blood culture for bacteria | $17.10 | $57.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $23.20 | $29.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO .QUEST, CULTURE BLOOD 1ST SET | $28.80 | $32.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Culture Blood For Bacteria | $30.44 | $121.75 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO zz_BLOOD CULTURE BBPL | $33.71 | $48.15 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Blood Bacterial | $37.05 | $57.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO CULTURE BACT/BLOOD | $53.30 | $82.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO CULTURE BLOOD | $54.60 | $78.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Blood Culture #1 PIKE | $59.20 | $74.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Bacterial blood culture | $59.40 | $99.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO CULTURE BLOOD BACTER | $59.98 | $222.16 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE/BACT BLOOD | $60.00 | $125.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO CULTURE BLOOD P31022014 | $62.01 | $103.35 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Blood Culture | $62.04 | $77.55 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $64.84 | $285.65 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC BLOOD CULTURE | $68.00 | $80.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $71.98 | $285.65 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $74.10 | $114.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS BLOOD CULTURE | $78.00 | $283.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Bacterial Culture for Blood | $79.17 | $273.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO CULT BLOOD W/PRESUM ID | $79.80 | $133.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $81.10 | $81.10 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC BLOOD CULTURE | $85.00 | $100.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $87.12 | $285.65 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $91.12 | $285.65 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $92.25 | $123.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $95.55 | $147.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $96.85 | $149.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO Manual Blood Culture QST 7002 | $102.60 | $228.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO CULTURE BLOOD | $103.50 | $207.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Blood Bacterial | $110.50 | $170.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $111.24 | $185.40 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO CULTURE BLOOD | $120.00 | $120.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Blood Bacterial | $125.45 | $193.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Blood Bacterial | $125.45 | $193.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $127.50 | $150.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC BLOOD CULTURE | $127.50 | $150.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Culture-Blood Routine | $138.00 | $138.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $153.30 | $383.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $153.30 | $383.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD | $153.30 | $383.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $154.70 | $221.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO CULTURE BLOOD BACTER | $163.48 | $681.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Blood Bacterial | $163.80 | $252.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $166.40 | $256.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $166.40 | $256.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $166.40 | $256.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Blood Bacterial | $168.35 | $259.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Blood Bacterial | $171.60 | $264.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $190.45 | $293.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Culture Blood Bacterial | $190.45 | $293.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO Blood Culture | $205.90 | $205.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Culture Blood Bacterial | $226.20 | $348.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS 87040 BLOOD CULT FOR BACTER | $237.30 | $339.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Bacterial blood culture | $251.42 | $314.27 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Blood Culture | $255.81 | $1,218.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS BLOOD CULTURE | $259.70 | $370.99 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $374.96 | $535.66 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE BLOOD | $459.03 | $459.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE BLOOD | $469.68 | $469.68 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE BLOOD | $696.30 | $696.30 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE BLOOD | $879.94 | $879.94 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE BLOOD | $1,425.64 | $1,425.64 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 10 | $60.00 | $359.36 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $37.05 | $125.45 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $110.50 | $153.30 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $23.20 | $131.22 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $138.00 | $182.10 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $62.01 | $70.90 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $127.50 | $127.50 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $166.40 | $166.40 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $64.84 | $64.84 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $166.40 | $166.40 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $111.24 | $111.24 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $96.85 | $96.85 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $33.71 | $33.71 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $163.48 | $163.48 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $91.12 | $91.12 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $59.20 | $59.20 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $95.55 | $95.55 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $154.70 | $154.70 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $87.12 | $87.12 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $251.42 | $251.42 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $59.98 | $59.98 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $102.60 | $102.60 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $17.10 | $17.10 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $74.10 | $74.10 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $255.81 | $255.81 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $374.96 | $374.96 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $103.50 | $103.50 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $92.25 | $92.25 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $30.44 | $30.44 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $205.90 | $205.90 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $166.40 | $166.40 |
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
- 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
- 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.