Blood culture cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 50 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $14.45 to $806.00, with a median of $186.89. The lowest price is at Providence Medical Center (Wayne). The highest price is 55.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $186.89, is 62% above the US median of $115.50.
- That is 18.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Nebraska ranks 43rd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 13 of 50 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$14.45Providence Medical Center
Median$186.89half of hospitals charge less
Highest$806.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$172.44vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Center lowest Wayne · Wayne, NE Cult Blood Routine UP | $14.45 | $17.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC BLOOD | $21.30 | $31.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC CULTURE BLOOD | $25.42 | $31.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD A | $26.10 | $29.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC CULTURE BLOOD | $26.66 | $31.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC CULTURE BLOOD | $27.06 | $33.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Bacterial blood culture | $27.90 | $31.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Culture Blood | $32.76 | $91.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE BLOOD CULTURE - MC | $40.73 | $45.25 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial blood culture | $41.60 | $64.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial blood culture | $41.60 | $64.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $54.75 | $73.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Culture, Blood (Rl) | $61.00 | $68.00 | — source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Blood Culture Pspc | $64.00 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CULTURE BLOOD | $89.70 | $195.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Cc Culture-blood | $106.00 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Culture Blood | $115.44 | $312.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Culture Blood / 91 | $138.00 | $172.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial blood culture | $150.33 | $187.91 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Bacterial blood culture | $156.80 | $196.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Blood Culture Rps | $169.00 | $211.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $184.47 | $429.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $184.47 | $429.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $184.47 | $429.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $184.47 | $429.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Blood Culture | $189.31 | $197.20 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC CULTURE BLOOD | $194.88 | $348.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Bacterial blood culture | $202.75 | $202.75 | Oct 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CULTURE BLOOD | $205.92 | $429.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA CULTURE BLOOD | $210.75 | $281.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Culture Blood 2 Mb Rw | $211.00 | $302.00 | — source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Blood Culture | $212.00 | $265.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC CULTURE BLOOD | $216.92 | $374.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Culture Bacteria Blood | $222.00 | $326.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB CULT BACT BLOOD | $234.60 | $391.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE CULTURE/BLOOD AEROBIC-ANA | $245.00 | $245.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Bacterial blood culture | $250.00 | $250.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $252.80 | $316.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Bacterial blood culture | $281.70 | $313.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Bacterial blood culture | $291.00 | $291.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE BLOOD CULT NCH #1 | $292.00 | $292.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Bacterial blood culture | $294.25 | $294.25 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Blood Culture Set 1 (Ref) | $295.00 | $295.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Bacterial blood culture | $295.21 | $328.01 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $301.00 | $301.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $308.75 | $325.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Culture Blood [Rock] | $323.00 | $340.00 | — source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Blood Culture | $327.00 | $327.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Blood Culture | $328.00 | $328.00 | — source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Blood Culture, Routine Lc | $806.00 | $806.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 11 | $32.76 | $184.47 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $89.70 | $205.92 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $25.42 | $167.08 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $194.88 | $219.94 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $169.00 | $192.96 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $61.00 | $125.16 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $26.66 | $138.33 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $252.80 | $252.80 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $156.80 | $156.80 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $138.00 | $138.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $292.00 | $292.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $323.00 | $323.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $281.70 | $281.70 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $211.00 | $211.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $328.00 | $328.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $115.44 | $115.44 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $295.00 | $295.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $27.90 | $27.90 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $295.21 | $295.21 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $202.75 | $202.75 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $40.73 | $40.73 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $27.06 | $27.06 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $21.30 | $21.30 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $26.10 | $26.10 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $222.00 | $222.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $212.00 | $212.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $234.60 | $234.60 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $806.00 | $806.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $14.45 | $14.45 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $327.00 | $327.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $294.25 | $294.25 |
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
- Missouri$111.24
- Montana$151.46
- 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.