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Bacterial Blood Culture Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 95 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 87040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $103
📉 Low $1.00
📈 High $309
🏥 95 hospitals
🏛️ 58 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 95 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | BCBS | UHC | Cigna | Centene | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER HICKORY |
$1.00 | $1.00 | $32.00 | $1.00 | $1.00 | — | $1.00 | $1.00 | — |
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$14.30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$14.44 | $8.98 | $10.32 | — | $7.50 | $10.32 | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$14.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$14.44 | $8.98 | $10.32 | — | $7.50 | $12.38 | — | — | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL DUNN |
$17.21 | $10.53 | $56.80 | $49.00 | $54.10 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $72.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HIGHSMITH-RAINEY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$17.21 | $10.53 | $64.20 | $35.00 | $60.00 | $10.32 | $11.35 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$17.21 | $10.53 | $63.08 | $35.00 | $60.00 | $10.32 | $11.35 | $82.00 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$23.50 | $17.86 | $18.10 | $18.97 | $24.63 | $18.97 | — | $43.24 | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MULBERRY ST SW LENOIR |
$25.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$27.00 | $10.58 | $9.59 | $9.59 | $10.63 | $9.59 | $10.32 | $40.50 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH FORSYTH MEDICAL CENTER WINSTON-SALEM |
$32.40 | $10.58 | $10.22 | $10.22 | $10.63 | $10.22 | $10.32 | $48.60 | — |
| WAYNE UNC HEALTHCARE WAYNE MEMORIAL DR GOLDSBORO |
$35.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRYSON CITY |
$39.76 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $48.00 | $68.20 | $39.00 | — | — | $39.00 |
| RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM RUTHERFORDTON |
$45.08 | $47.10 | $40.56 | $8.65 | $37.40 | $30.20 | $73.00 | $90.00 | $100 |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$54.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$54.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$54.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH PARDEE NORTH JUSTICE STREET HENDERSONVILLE |
$54.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH PENDER MEDICAL CENTER BURGAW |
$61.20 | $37.64 | $36.72 | $99.28 | $37.82 | $38.96 | $34.88 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$62.00 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.42 | $112 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WINSTON SALEM |
$65.50 | $31.05 | $29.63 | $18.97 | $40.09 | $18.97 | $71.66 | $118 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON |
$66.00 | $37.49 | $19.27 | $18.97 | $57.42 | $18.97 | $116 | $119 | — |
| ALLEGHANY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DOCTORS STREET SPARTA |
$67.50 | $45.90 | $9.37 | $18.82 | $113 | $18.82 | — | — | — |
| UNC REX HOSPITAL LAKE BOONE TRAIL RALEIGH |
$73.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD SYLVA |
$74.12 | $44.60 | $40.56 | $8.65 | $10.32 | $49.49 | $102 | — | $100 |
| HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLYDE |
$74.92 | $44.60 | $40.56 | $14.42 | $100 | $45.31 | $102 | — | — |
| NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$76.96 | $10.32 | $50.22 | $12.38 | $77.60 | $10.63 | — | $80.00 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BRUNSWICK MEDICAL CENTER BOLIVIA |
$77.00 | $11.33 | $11.05 | $11.05 | $11.38 | $22.11 | $11.05 | $139 | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$77.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL ASHEBORO |
$79.20 | $16.30 | $17.00 | $10.32 | $16.31 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH ROWAN MEDICAL CENTER SALISBURY |
$83.00 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $28.55 | $10.32 | $124 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MINT HILL MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$83.00 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $65.27 | $10.32 | $124 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH BALLANTYNE MEDICAL CENTER CHARLOTTE |
$83.00 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $34.52 | $10.32 | $124 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MATTHEWS MEDICAL CENTER MATTHEWS |
$83.00 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $22.02 | $10.32 | $124 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CHARLOTTE ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL CHARLOTTE |
$83.00 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $29.49 | $10.32 | $124 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH HUNTERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HUNTERSVILLE |
$83.00 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $20.91 | $10.32 | $124 | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$85.20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MARIA PARHAM MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSON |
$85.88 | $47.10 | $40.56 | $14.62 | $56.70 | $57.05 | $100 | — | $100 |
| CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LINVILLE |
$91.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER BOONE |
$91.80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL WINSTON-SALEM |
$92.40 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $37.23 | $10.32 | $139 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH CLEMMONS MEDICAL CENTER CLEMMONS |
$92.40 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $29.16 | $10.32 | $139 | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH KERNERSVILLE MEDICAL CENTER KERNERSVILLE |
$92.40 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $29.16 | $10.32 | $139 | — |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$95.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NOVANT HEALTH THOMASVILLE MEDICAL CENTER THOMASVILLE |
$99.60 | $10.58 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.63 | $30.75 | $10.32 | $149 | — |
| ECU HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL ROANOKE RAPIDS |
$100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PERSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROXBORO |
$103 | $28.84 | $36.98 | $8.65 | $41.50 | $28.53 | $100 | — | — |
| CAREPARTNERS REHABILITATION HOSPITAL ASHEVILLE |
$107 | $10.53 | $43.64 | $10.32 | $11.15 | $10.63 | $10.63 | $87.96 | — |
| CHATHAM HOSPITAL PROGRESS BOULEVARD SILER CITY |
$115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HIGH POINT MEDICAL CENTER HIGH POINT |
$124 | $73.61 | $46.76 | $18.97 | $136 | $18.97 | $230 | $222 | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$124 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WILSON MEDICAL CENTER WILSON |
$126 | $57.90 | $40.56 | $42.20 | $51.30 | $48.66 | $100 | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH NASH CURTIS ELLIS DR ROCKY MOUNT |
$133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$136 | $23.46 | $70.20 | $58.00 | $95.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL RAEFORD |
$136 | $10.53 | $62.60 | $49.00 | $60.00 | $10.32 | $11.35 | $82.00 | — |
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.
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That is the median of what the 95 North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
- Cash prices for bacterial blood culture (CPT 87040) in North Carolina range from $1.00 to $309, with a median of $103. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial blood culture in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $1.00. 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 North Carolina facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87040 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.