Blood culture cost in Wyoming
In Wyoming, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for blood culture for bacteria: from $13.02 to $257.60, with a median of $110.78. The lowest price is at Banner Wyoming Medical Center (Casper). The highest price is 19.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $110.78, is 4% below the US median of $115.50.
- That is 10.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($10.32).
- Wyoming ranks 26th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 18 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$13.02Banner Wyoming Medical Center
Median$110.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$257.60in Wyoming
Lowest saves$97.76vs the median
Hospitals in Wyoming, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center lowest Casper · Casper, WY LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC BLOOD | $13.02 | $31.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Community Hospital Torrington · Torrington, WY LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC BLOOD | $19.50 | $31.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Platte County Hospital Wheatland · Wheatland, WY LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC BLOOD | $21.76 | $31.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Washakie Medical Center Worland · Worland, WY LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC BLOOD | $21.95 | $31.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Mountain Medical Rock Spring · Rock Springs, WY BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $49.23 | $82.05 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County Sheridan · Sheridan, WY Bacterial blood culture | $64.00 | $80.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Converse County Douglas · Douglas, WY BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $79.23 | $139.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Summit Medical Center Casper · Casper, WY BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $79.23 | $139.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County Rawlins · Rawlins, WY BLOOD CULTURE | $107.25 | $143.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Cody Regional Health Cody · Cody, WY Bacterial blood culture | $114.30 | $134.47 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Cheyenne · Cheyenne, WY HC CULTURE BACTERIAL BLOOD AEROBIC 25600 5110 | $132.84 | $189.77 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Ivinson Memorial Hospital Laramie · Laramie, WY HB CULTURE BLOOD BANK PRODUCTS | $150.00 | $150.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Evanston Regional Hospital Evanston · Evanston, WY-UT Bacterial blood culture | $158.70 | $264.50 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Powell Valley Health Care Powell · Cody, WY Bacterial blood culture | $166.00 | $166.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Memorial Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo, WY BLOOD CULTURE JCHC | $168.00 | $168.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Thermopolis · Thermopolis, WY Bacterial blood culture | $233.00 | $233.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Weston County Health Services Newcastle · Newcastle, WY Culture Bact Bld Aer Anaer | $251.00 | $251.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Star Valley Health Afton · Afton, WY HC BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA | $257.60 | $368.00 | Nov 12, 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper, WY | 2 | $13.02 | $46.12 |
| Cody, WY | 2 | $114.30 | $140.15 |
| Afton, WY | 1 | $257.60 | $257.60 |
| Buffalo, WY | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $132.84 | $132.84 |
| Douglas, WY | 1 | $79.23 | $79.23 |
| Evanston, WY-UT | 1 | $158.70 | $158.70 |
| Laramie, WY | 1 | $150.00 | $150.00 |
| Newcastle, WY | 1 | $251.00 | $251.00 |
| Rawlins, WY | 1 | $107.25 | $107.25 |
| Rock Springs, WY | 1 | $49.23 | $49.23 |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
| Thermopolis, WY | 1 | $233.00 | $233.00 |
| Torrington, WY | 1 | $19.50 | $19.50 |
| Wheatland, WY | 1 | $21.76 | $21.76 |
| Worland, WY | 1 | $21.95 | $21.95 |
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
- Washington$149.05
- West Virginia$74.19
- Wisconsin$85.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.