Lab tests CPT 87040 Nevada Outpatient

Blood culture cost in Nevada

In Nevada, 3 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $68.50 to $278.00, with a median of $252.60. The lowest price is at Banner Churchill Community Hospital (Fallon). The highest price is 4.1× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$68.50Banner Churchill Community Hospital
Median$252.60half pay less
Highest$278.00in Nevada
Lowest saves$184.10vs the median

Hospitals in Nevada, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Banner Churchill Community Hospital lowest Fallon · Fallon, NV LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC BLOOD $68.50 $129.00 Feb 12, 2026
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University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV HC AEROB BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE $252.60 $842.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Incline Village Community Hospital Incline Village · Reno, NV Bacterial blood culture $278.00 $278.00 Jun 8, 2026
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Fallon, NV 1 $68.50 $68.50
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 1 $252.60 $252.60
Reno, NV 1 $278.00 $278.00

What it is

A blood culture checks for bacteria or yeast in the blood. It is ordered for fever with signs of a serious infection, such as sepsis.

What the price covers

The price is usually for one culture set. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.

Blood culture for bacteria in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.