Blood culture cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 62 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $11.50 to $783.60, with a median of $84.80. The lowest price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute (Harrisburg). The highest price is 68.1× 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$11.50Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Median$84.80half pay less
Highest$783.60in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$73.30vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87040 Culture Blood. Tech | $11.50 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87040 Culture Transfusion Reaction. Tech | $16.01 | $67.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Culture Blood. | $17.43 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87040 Culture Blood. Tech | $19.42 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87040 Culture Blood. Tech | $21.08 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Culture Blood. | $22.20 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA BLOOD CULTURE | $29.52 | $82.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA BLOOD CULTURE-E | $32.80 | $46.85 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA BLOOD CULTURE-E | $32.80 | $46.85 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $33.00 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Bacterial Blood Culture | $42.40 | $53.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Bacterial Blood Culture | $42.40 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Bacterial Blood Culture | $43.20 | $54.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Bacterial Blood Culture | $43.20 | $54.00 | — source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Bacterial Blood Culture | $51.20 | $64.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Bacterial Blood Culture | $51.20 | $64.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA BLOOD CULTURE | $56.40 | $94.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC BLOOD CULTURE BACTI | $57.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC BLOOD CULTURE BACTI | $57.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC BLOOD CULTURE BACTI | $57.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC BLOOD CULTURE BACTI | $57.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC BLOOD CULTURE BACTI | $57.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC BLOOD CULTURE BACTI | $57.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $64.80 | $108.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CULT BLOOD SET #2 | $72.60 | $121.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA BLOOD CULTURE | $72.60 | $121.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA BLOOD CULTURE | $73.80 | $123.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $75.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Blood Culture | $84.80 | $212.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Blood Culture | $84.80 | $212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Blood Culture | $84.80 | $212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Blood Culture | $84.80 | $212.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Blood Culture | $84.80 | $212.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $91.20 | $91.20 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Culture Blood | $105.30 | $162.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $112.80 | $188.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $115.80 | $193.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Blood Culture | $121.00 | $121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Blood Culture | $121.00 | $121.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Blood Culture | $121.00 | $121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Blood Culture | $121.00 | $121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Blood Culture | $121.00 | $121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Culture Blood | $123.60 | $154.50 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $137.40 | $229.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $146.40 | $244.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Culture Blood | $155.35 | $239.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $155.40 | $259.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $155.40 | $259.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Culture Blood | $169.92 | $212.40 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Culture Blood | $191.10 | $294.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $200.40 | $334.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Culture Blood | $206.72 | $258.40 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $225.00 | $375.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $240.00 | $400.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $308.40 | $514.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $322.20 | $537.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $399.60 | $666.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $399.60 | $666.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA CULTURE BLOOD | $399.60 | $666.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Bacterial Blood Culture | $582.20 | $727.75 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Cult-Blood | $694.98 | $694.98 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULT BACTERIAL AEROBIC BLOOD | $783.60 | $1,306.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $32.80 | $155.40 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 10 | $84.80 | $88.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 6 | $11.50 | $21.64 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $19.42 | $43.20 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $123.60 | $169.92 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $42.40 | $57.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $115.80 | $118.40 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $51.20 | $51.20 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $399.60 | $399.60 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $121.00 | $121.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $56.40 | $56.40 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $73.80 | $73.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $121.00 | $121.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $42.40 | $42.40 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $112.80 | $112.80 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $121.00 | $121.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $582.20 | $582.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $137.40 | $137.40 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $29.52 | $29.52 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $17.43 | $17.43 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $121.00 | $121.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $32.80 | $32.80 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $399.60 | $399.60 |
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
- Alabama$196.64
- Alaska$214.50
- Arizona$96.82
- Arkansas$63.60
- California$272.16
- Colorado$300.98
- Connecticut$50.66
- Delaware$188.16
- Florida$286.98
- Georgia$80.00
- Hawaii$61.20
- Idaho$44.66
- Illinois$137.50
- Indiana$134.46
- Iowa$83.80
- Kansas$144.13
- Kentucky$128.24
- Louisiana$40.64
- Maine$87.61
- Maryland$117.49
- Massachusetts$49.94
- Michigan$62.00
- Minnesota$79.71
- Mississippi$88.08
- Missouri$110.50
- Montana$146.40
- Nebraska$115.44
- Nevada$252.60
- New Hampshire$98.90
- New Jersey$12.24
- New Mexico$117.96
- New York$53.22
- North Carolina$150.05
- North Dakota$70.29
- Ohio$93.60
- Oklahoma$75.35
- Oregon$110.16
- Puerto Rico$40.00
- Rhode Island$82.80
- South Carolina$223.60
- South Dakota$91.20
- Tennessee$33.80
- Texas$205.15
- Utah$124.65
- Vermont$187.00
- Virginia$73.80
- Washington$127.40
- West Virginia$79.50
- Wisconsin$80.00
- Wyoming$81.14
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.