Blood culture cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 43 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $78.00 to $679.00, with a median of $153.60. The lowest price is at Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R (Edgefield) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 8.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $153.60, is 33% above the US median of $115.50.
- That is 14.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- South Carolina ranks 41st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 43 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$78.00Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R + 1 more
Median$153.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$679.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$75.60vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R lowest Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Blood Culture | $78.00 | $130.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare lowest Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Blood Culture | $78.00 | $130.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC CULTURE,BLOOD | $79.20 | $132.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $85.00 | $85.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Blood Culture | $91.00 | $130.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $91.50 | $183.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Culture Blood | $98.40 | $164.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Culture Blood | $98.40 | $164.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $146.00 | $292.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Health Cannon Pickens · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $146.00 | $292.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $146.00 | $292.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC BLOOD CULTURE | $150.52 | $212.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC BLOOD CULTURE | $150.52 | $212.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC BLOOD CULTURE | $150.52 | $212.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC BLOOD CULTURE | $150.52 | $212.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC BLOOD CULTURE | $150.52 | $212.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC BLOOD CULTURE | $150.52 | $212.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC BLOOD CULTURE | $150.52 | $212.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Cherokee Medical Center Gaffney · Gaffney, SC HC Microbiology Blood Culture | $153.60 | $256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pelham Medical Center Greer · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC Pbb Blood Culture for Bacteria | $153.60 | $256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Hospital For Restorative Care Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC Pbb Blood Culture for Bacteria | $153.60 | $256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Spartanburg Medical Center Spartanburg · Spartanburg, SC HC Microbiology Blood Culture | $153.60 | $256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Union Medical Center Union · Spartanburg, SC HC Microbiology Blood Culture | $153.60 | $256.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $171.00 | $342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $182.50 | $365.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $182.50 | $365.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $183.50 | $367.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $199.50 | $399.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Culture Blood | $223.60 | $344.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Blood Culture | $224.00 | $224.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $236.50 | $473.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $251.50 | $503.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB AEROBIC BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $356.50 | $713.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC CULTURE BLOOD | $425.00 | $425.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC CULTURE BLOOD | $425.00 | $425.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Blood Culture | $434.00 | $434.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CULTURE BLOOD | $539.25 | $719.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CULTURE BLOOD | $539.25 | $719.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate) Other Outpatient | $679.00 | $679.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 7 | $223.60 | $223.60 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 7 | $85.00 | $146.00 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | $150.52 | $150.52 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $91.50 | $447.88 |
| Columbia, SC | 4 | $182.50 | $191.00 |
| Spartanburg, SC | 3 | $153.60 | $153.60 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $150.52 | $193.51 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $78.00 | $84.50 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $183.50 | $183.50 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $150.52 | $150.52 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $150.52 | $150.52 |
| Gaffney, SC | 1 | $153.60 | $153.60 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $79.20 | $79.20 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $150.52 | $150.52 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $251.50 | $251.50 |
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$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
- 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 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.