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Bacterial Blood Culture Cost in Indiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 70 Indiana hospitals. CPT 87040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $75.09
📉 Low $10.00
📈 High $337
🏥 70 hospitals
🏛️ 36 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Indiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 70 hospitals.
Billed more than $75.09 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Humana | Aetna | Cigna | Medicaid | MultiPlan | Centene | BCBS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONROE HOSPITAL BLOOMINGTON |
$10.00 | $10.32 | — | $10.32 | — | $10.32 | $20.02 | — | $10.32 |
| LUTHERAN HOSPITAL FORT WAYNE |
$13.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUTHERAN CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL FORT WAYNE |
$13.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LUTHERAN KOSCIUSKO HOSPITAL WARSAW |
$14.82 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTHCARE RENSSELAER RENSSELAER |
$16.11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOSHEN HOSPITAL GOSHEN |
$19.60 | $35.40 | — | $81.00 | $82.00 | — | $82.00 | — | $10.32 |
| BLUFFTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BLUFFTON |
$20.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKES MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PERU |
$20.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DEACONESS GIBSON HOSPITAL PRINCETON |
$23.45 | $6.19 | — | $10.32 | $18.73 | $10.32 | — | $10.32 | $10.32 |
| DEACONESS CROSS POINTE NEWBURGH |
$23.45 | $6.19 | $5.68 | $10.32 | $18.73 | $10.32 | $18.73 | $10.32 | $10.32 |
| DEACONESS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER JASPER |
$23.45 | $30.96 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $20.64 | — | — | $13.42 | — |
| THE WOMEN'S HOSPITAL NEWBURGH |
$23.45 | $6.19 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $18.73 | — | $18.73 | $10.32 | $10.32 |
| DEACONESS GATEWAY HOSPITAL NEWBURGH |
$23.45 | $10.32 | $5.68 | $10.32 | $18.73 | — | $18.73 | $10.32 | $10.32 |
| ST. ELIZABETH DEARBORN HOSPITAL LAWRENCEBURG |
$30.96 | $10.53 | — | $24.78 | $6.99 | — | — | $10.32 | — |
| SCHNECK MEDICAL CENTER W TIPTON ST SEYMOUR |
$36.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| POWERS HEALTH REHABILITATION CENTER CROWN POINT |
$37.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER HOBART |
$37.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST CATHERINE HOSPITAL EAST CHICAGO |
$37.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL MUNSTER |
$37.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTON KING'S DAUGHTERS' HEALTH MADISON |
$44.22 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $7.74 | $171 | — | $185 | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH MUNSTER MUNSTER |
$50.27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COLUMBUS REGIONAL HEALTH COLUMBUS |
$50.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTON CLARK HOSPITAL JEFFERSONVILLE |
$51.24 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $149 | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY PHYSICIANS HOSPITAL MISHAWAKA |
$52.30 | — | — | — | — | $10.32 | $34.00 | — | — |
| NORTON SCOTT HOSPITAL SCOTTSBURG |
$52.40 | $10.32 | — | $165 | $223 | — | $210 | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH CARMEL CARMEL |
$60.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH INDIANAPOLIS INDIANAPOLIS |
$60.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL CARMEL CARMEL |
$60.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER DYER |
$63.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH MOORESVILLE MOORESVILLE |
$67.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ELKHART GENERAL HOSPITAL ELKHART |
$67.60 | $5.53 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH CROWN POINT CROWN POINT |
$71.47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH CRAWFORDSVILLE CRAWFORDSVILLE |
$74.53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH MICHIGAN CITY MICHIGAN CITY |
$75.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH MICHIGAN CITY LA PORTE LAPORTE |
$75.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL INDIANAPOLIS |
$90.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FRANCISCAN HEALTH LAFAYETTE EAST LAFAYETTE |
$104 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF BREMEN BREMEN |
$110 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL VINCENNES |
$121 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | $10.32 | $10.32 |
| ESKENAZI HOSPITAL ESKENAZI AVE. INDIANAPOLIS |
$125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNION HOSPITAL REGIONAL TH ST TERRE HAUTE |
$134 | $59.50 | $62.00 | $61.00 | $66.00 | — | $85.00 | $177 | — |
| UNION HOSPITAL TH ST TERRE HAUTE |
$134 | $59.50 | $62.00 | $61.00 | $66.00 | — | $85.00 | $177 | — |
| REID HOSPITAL RICHMOND |
$134 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $189 | $206 | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL LINTON |
$136 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $51.96 | $215 | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION ST. VINCENT EVANSVILLE EVANSVILLE |
$146 | $8.65 | $23.53 | — | — | $10.32 | — | — | — |
| UNION HOSPITAL CLINTON S MAIN ST CLINTON |
$147 | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | $29.00 | — | $85.00 | $51.33 | — |
| MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF SOUTH BEND SOUTH BEND |
$149 | $5.53 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERRY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TELL CITY |
$149 | — | — | — | — | $10.32 | — | — | — |
| KINDRED HOSPITAL INDIANAPOLIS NORTH INDIANAPOLIS |
$175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST HOSPITALS NORTHLAKE CAMPUS GARY |
$177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| METHODIST HOSPITALS SOUTHLAKE MERRILLVILLE |
$177 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NW INDIANA ER & HOSPITAL CABELA DR HAMMOND |
$179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UCHICAGO MEDICINE CROWN POINT CROWN POINT |
$206 | $15.48 | — | $10.32 | $40.86 | — | — | — | $15.48 |
| ASCENSION ST. VINCENT SALEM HOSPITAL SALEM |
$212 | $8.65 | $23.53 | — | — | $10.32 | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION ST. VINCENT WILLIAMSPORT N MONROE ST WILLIAMSPORT |
$228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARGARET MARY HEALTH BATESVILLE |
$230 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASCENSION ST. VINCENT ANDERSON ANDERSON |
$257 | $8.65 | $23.53 | — | — | $10.32 | — | — | — |
| PLYMOUTH MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF GREATER INDIANA SOUTH CLARKSVILLE |
$278 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $69.51 | — | — | $167 | $10.32 | — |
| ASCENSION ST. VINCENT CARMEL ENDOSCOPY CENTER CARMEL |
$287 | $8.65 | $23.53 | — | — | $10.32 | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87040, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $114 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $75.09 for this?
That is the median of what the 70 Indiana hospitals above publish for Bacterial blood culture — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does bacterial blood culture cost in Indiana?
- Cash prices for bacterial blood culture (CPT 87040) in Indiana range from $10.00 to $337, with a median of $75.09. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial blood culture in Indiana?
- The cheapest Indiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $10.00. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Indiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87040 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.