Blood culture cost in Washington
In Washington, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $36.55 to $335.45, with a median of $149.05. The lowest price is at Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 (Ellensburg). The highest price is 9.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $149.05, is 29% above the US median of $115.50.
- That is 14.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Washington ranks 37th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 59 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$36.55Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1
Median$149.05half of hospitals charge less
Highest$335.45in Washington
Lowest saves$112.50vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 lowest Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Bacterial blood culture | $36.55 | $43.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Blood Culture for Bacteria | $44.10 | $49.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC CULTURE BLOOD | $52.86 | $91.13 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $65.28 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $65.28 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $65.28 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES LAB | $65.28 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE-BLOOD | $70.72 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA CULTURE,BACTERIAL,DEFINITIVE-BLOOD | $72.93 | $143.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Bacterial blood culture | $73.60 | $92.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE + SENSITIVITY | $77.82 | $269.82 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $79.95 | $123.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE + SENSITIVITY | $82.06 | $269.82 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE + SENSITIVITY | $82.14 | $269.82 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE + SENSITIVITY | $82.97 | $269.82 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $88.20 | $126.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA BACTERIAL BLOOD CULTURE | $89.60 | $89.60 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Bacterial blood culture | $90.72 | $168.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE + SENSITIVITY | $94.07 | $284.02 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $94.50 | $135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE + SENSITIVITY | $99.08 | $269.82 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Bacterial blood culture | $108.00 | $108.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Blood culture for bacteria | $113.60 | $142.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA Blood Culture | $123.12 | $216.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE + SENSITIVITY | $125.36 | $284.02 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC CULTURE BLOOD | $127.40 | $196.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Bacterial blood culture | $136.95 | $152.17 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Bacterial blood culture | $143.81 | $191.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $146.90 | $226.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $149.05 | $271.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA BLD CULT AEROBIC W/ID ISOLATES | $150.45 | $177.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $154.00 | $220.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $154.44 | $297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $154.44 | $297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $155.08 | $387.70 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA CULTURE BACTERIA DEFINITIVE BLOOD | $160.80 | $201.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Bacterial blood culture | $161.60 | $202.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $167.70 | $258.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $167.70 | $258.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $168.00 | $224.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE AND SENS | $169.60 | $212.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA Blood Culture | $170.95 | $263.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $173.60 | $248.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Bacterial blood culture | $174.42 | $174.42 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Bacterial blood culture | $176.80 | $221.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Culture Blood | $181.50 | $363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Bacterial blood culture | $182.75 | $215.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA CULTURE, BLOOD, ROUTINE | $192.00 | $240.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE AND SENS | $192.00 | $240.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $192.40 | $296.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Culture Bacterial Blood Aerobic W/ID Isolates | $196.70 | $281.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Bacterial blood culture | $208.94 | $337.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $231.70 | $331.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Blood Culture | $237.20 | $237.20 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Bacterial blood culture | $253.60 | $317.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA Blood Culture | $276.60 | $368.80 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $294.00 | $420.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $306.60 | $438.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Bacterial blood culture | $335.45 | $335.45 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 18 | $52.86 | $82.10 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $89.60 | $154.00 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $123.12 | $152.06 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $44.10 | $113.60 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $154.44 | $181.69 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $108.00 | $141.21 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $146.90 | $169.45 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $161.60 | $207.60 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $127.40 | $147.55 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $176.80 | $179.78 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $90.72 | $90.72 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $192.40 | $192.40 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $125.36 | $125.36 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $136.95 | $136.95 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $36.55 | $36.55 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $79.95 | $79.95 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $167.70 | $167.70 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $154.44 | $154.44 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $143.81 | $143.81 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $73.60 | $73.60 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $150.45 | $150.45 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $88.20 | $88.20 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $276.60 | $276.60 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $231.70 | $231.70 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $170.95 | $170.95 |
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 Carolina$153.60
- South Dakota$164.00
- Tennessee$54.23
- Texas$204.31
- Utah$282.52
- Vermont$136.00
- Virginia$103.50
- West Virginia$74.19
- Wisconsin$85.80
- Wyoming$110.78
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.