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Bacterial Blood Culture Cost in Iowa
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 56 Iowa hospitals. CPT 87040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $91.50
📉 Low $14.88
📈 High $335
🏥 56 hospitals
🏛️ 41 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Iowa
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 56 of 56 hospitals.
Billed more than $91.50 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | UHC | Aetna | BCBS | Humana | Molina | Cigna | MultiPlan | Centene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHI HEALTH MERCY CORNING CORNING |
$14.88 | $10.32 | — | $10.32 | $10.32 | $13.87 | — | $30.38 | $10.53 |
| CHI HEALTH MISSOURI VALLEY MISSOURI VALLEY |
$15.19 | $10.32 | — | $27.98 | $10.32 | $13.87 | — | $30.38 | $10.53 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S SIOUX CITY |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH BLANK CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | — | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY BETTENDORF |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | — | $13.42 | — | $16.51 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY MUSCATINE MUSCATINE |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | — | $13.42 | — | $16.51 |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ALLEN HOSPITAL WATERLOO |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH ST. LUKE'S HOSPITAL CEDAR RAPIDS |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH TRINITY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER FORT DODGE |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | — | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTHCARE FINLEY HOSPITAL DUBUQUE |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH JONES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ANAMOSA |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $19.29 | $10.32 | $19.77 | — | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH GRINNELL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER GRINNELL |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH IOWA LUTHERAN HOSPITAL DES MOINES |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| UNITYPOINT HEALTH MARSHALLTOWN MARSHALLTOWN |
$26.40 | $6.19 | $10.53 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $10.53 | $13.42 | — | — |
| STORY COUNTY HOSPITAL NORTH NEVADA |
$27.20 | $25.84 | $32.98 | $29.58 | $34.00 | $34.00 | — | — | — |
| RINGGOLD COUNTY HOSPITAL MT AYR |
$36.00 | — | $22.80 | — | $22.80 | — | — | — | — |
| LORING HOSPITAL SAC CITY |
$46.14 | $54.80 | $46.14 | — | $57.68 | $57.68 | $55.37 | — | — |
| CLARKE COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL OSCEOLA |
$46.21 | — | — | — | — | $14.67 | — | — | — |
| BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$51.00 | $12.38 | $51.00 | — | — | — | $40.80 | — | — |
| HAWARDEN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE HARWARDEN |
$53.55 | $31.80 | — | $31.80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BURGESS HEALTH CENTER ONAWA |
$56.80 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | $71.00 | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WATERLOO MEDICAL CENTER WATERLOO |
$60.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CEDAR FALLS MEDICAL CENTER CEDAR FALLS |
$60.45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER JEFFERSON |
$61.04 | $69.00 | $100 | — | $95.00 | $52.00 | — | — | $52.00 |
| REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER MANCHESTER |
$72.00 | $37.70 | $34.34 | — | — | — | $88.03 | $95.00 | — |
| STEWART MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LAKE CITY |
$82.40 | $52.00 | $50.00 | — | $52.00 | $52.00 | $66.00 | $50.00 | — |
| LUCAS COUNTY HEALTH CENTER CHARITON |
$90.90 | $55.55 | $55.55 | — | $10.32 | $70.70 | — | — | — |
| PALO ALTO COUNTY HOSPITAL EMMETSBURG |
$91.50 | $48.00 | — | $28.39 | $28.95 | $60.00 | — | — | — |
| JACKSON COUNTY REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER MAQUOKETA |
$100 | $55.00 | $83.90 | $127 | $51.00 | — | — | — | — |
| MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RED OAK |
$109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FLOYD VALLEY HOSPITAL LE MARS |
$118 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEWTON MEDICAL CENTER NEWTON |
$119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE ELKADER MEDICAL CENTER ELKADER |
$119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DYERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER DYERSVILLE |
$119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE OELWEIN MEDICAL CENTER OELWEIN |
$119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NEW HAMPTON NEW HAMPTON |
$119 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SANFORD SHELDON MEDICAL CENTER SHELDON |
$119 | $46.04 | $46.04 | $46.04 | — | — | — | $134 | — |
| DALLAS COUNTY HOSPITAL PERRY |
$121 | $85.56 | $83.85 | — | $83.85 | $94.86 | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE NORTH IOWA MASON CITY |
$139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LAKES REGIONAL HEALTHCARE SPIRIT LAKE |
$140 | $76.20 | — | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUCHANAN COUNTY HEALTH CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$147 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $38.00 | $83.00 | — | — |
| AVERA MERRILL PIONEER HOSPITAL ROCK RAPIDS |
$149 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| AVERA HOLY FAMILY HOSPITAL ESTHERVILLE |
$149 | $85.30 | — | $17.60 | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE CLINTON CLINTON |
$159 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HEGG HEALTH CENTER ROCK VALLEY |
$161 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SIOUX CENTER HEALTH AVERA SIOUX CENTER |
$165 | $85.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SPENCER HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREATER REGIONAL HEALTH W TOWNLINE ST CRESTON |
$176 | $59.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | $64.00 | $59.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| PELLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER PELLA |
$179 | $10.32 | $68.02 | $68.02 | $68.02 | $62.65 | — | $125 | — |
| OSCEOLA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER SIBLEY |
$179 | $85.30 | — | $10.00 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHI HEALTH MERCY COUNCIL BLUFFS COUNCIL BLUFFS |
$180 | $10.32 | — | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.19 | — | $305 | $10.00 |
| MERCYONE CENTERVILLE MEDICAL CENTER CENTERVILLE |
$183 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER DES MOINES |
$218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE DUBUQUE DUBUQUE |
$218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES OF HOWARD COUNTY CRESCO |
$292 | $73.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCYONE WEST DES MOINES MEDICAL CENTER WEST DES MOINES |
$335 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 $91.50 for this?
That is the median of what the 56 Iowa 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 Iowa?
- Cash prices for bacterial blood culture (CPT 87040) in Iowa range from $14.88 to $335, with a median of $91.50. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial blood culture in Iowa?
- The cheapest Iowa hospital published cash price for this procedure is $14.88. 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 Iowa facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87040 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.