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Bacterial Blood Culture Cost in West Virginia
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 34 West Virginia hospitals. CPT 87040. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $102
📉 Low $24.00
📈 High $566
🏥 34 hospitals
🏛️ 29 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — West Virginia
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 34 of 34 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | BCBS | MultiPlan | Medicare | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRANT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PETERSBURG |
$24.00 | $51.00 | $49.00 | $51.45 | $95.00 | $80.03 | $95.00 | $49.00 | — |
| RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL BECKLEY |
$33.80 | $84.00 | $79.70 | $100 | $60.20 | $15.10 | $95.00 | $100 | — |
| PRINCETON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL PRINCETON |
$56.50 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | — | $55.60 | $95.00 | $10.32 | $14.00 |
| MONTGOMERY GENERAL HOSPITAL FAYETTE COUNTY |
$60.64 | $36.00 | $41.00 | $39.00 | — | $16.00 | — | $39.00 | $44.00 |
| BRAXTON COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GASSAWAY |
$62.00 | $45.00 | $43.00 | $45.15 | $95.00 | $87.95 | $95.00 | $43.00 | — |
| SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL SOUTH CHARLESTON |
$68.00 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $92.00 | $47.76 | $95.00 | $10.32 | — |
| BROADDUS HOSPITAL PHILIPPI |
$71.24 | $9.31 | $75.30 | $75.30 | $4.59 | — | $94.64 | — | — |
| BOONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MADISON |
$71.50 | $40.04 | — | $39.24 | $107 | — | — | $10.11 | $42.90 |
| WILLIAMSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WILLIAMSON |
$71.50 | $32.89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAMDEN CLARK MEDICAL CENTER PARKERSBURG |
$73.50 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $90.00 | $79.05 | $95.00 | $10.32 | — |
| UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER BRIDGEPORT |
$73.50 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $92.00 | $80.12 | $95.00 | $10.32 | — |
| WHEELING HOSPITAL WHEELING |
$74.00 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $92.00 | $42.35 | $95.00 | $10.32 | — |
| POTOMAC VALLEY HOSPITAL KEYSER |
$79.00 | $36.00 | $34.00 | $35.70 | $90.00 | $82.69 | $95.00 | $34.00 | — |
| WEIRTON MEDICAL CENTER WEIRTON |
$80.00 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $92.00 | $59.74 | $95.00 | $10.32 | $14.00 |
| BERKELEY MEDICAL CENTER MARTINSBURG |
$88.00 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $92.00 | $77.78 | $95.00 | $10.32 | — |
| JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER RANSON |
$88.50 | $34.00 | $32.00 | $33.60 | $92.00 | $82.33 | $95.00 | $32.00 | — |
| WETZEL COUNTY HOSPITAL NEW MARTINSVILLE |
$102 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $95.00 | $56.47 | $95.00 | $10.32 | — |
| REYNOLDS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL GLEN DALE |
$104 | $9.94 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $92.00 | $59.69 | $95.00 | $10.32 | — |
| ROANE GENERAL HOSPITAL SPENCER |
$111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER ELKINS |
$113 | $9.31 | $10.32 | $10.73 | $4.59 | — | $150 | — | — |
| JACKSON GENERAL HOSPITAL RIPLEY |
$128 | $29.00 | $28.00 | $29.40 | $95.00 | $82.35 | $95.00 | $28.00 | — |
| SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SUMMERSVILLE |
$132 | $30.00 | $29.00 | $30.45 | $95.00 | $68.48 | $95.00 | $29.00 | — |
| SUMMERSVILLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SUMMERSVILLE |
$132 | $30.00 | $29.00 | $30.45 | $95.00 | $68.48 | $95.00 | $29.00 | — |
| HAMPSHIRE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ROMNEY |
$153 | $11.21 | $78.84 | $80.81 | $19.40 | $78.05 | — | — | $78.84 |
| WAR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BERKELEY SPRINGS |
$153 | $11.21 | $76.65 | $78.57 | $19.40 | $76.65 | — | — | $83.22 |
| FAIRMONT MEDICAL CENTER MORGANTOWN |
$169 | $9.75 | $10.32 | $10.84 | $88.00 | $73.77 | $95.00 | $10.32 | $14.00 |
| ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL BUCKHANNON |
$173 | $32.00 | $34.88 | — | $95.00 | $81.46 | $95.00 | — | — |
| BECKLEY ARH HOSPITAL STANDORD ROAD BECKLEY |
$203 | $10.32 | $10.32 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| SUMMERS COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL SUMMERS HOSPITAL ROAD HINTON |
$208 | $76.34 | $108 | $70.09 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER GENERAL HOSPITAL CHARLESTON |
$219 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CAMC PLATEAU MEDICAL CENTER OAK HILL |
$227 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER RONCEVERTE |
$243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CABELL HUNTINGTON HOSPITAL HUNTINGTON |
$268 | $10.32 | $7.21 | $10.32 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CORNERSTONE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS HUNTINGTON 2E |
$566 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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 34 West Virginia 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 West Virginia?
- Cash prices for bacterial blood culture (CPT 87040) in West Virginia range from $24.00 to $566, with a median of $102. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial blood culture in West Virginia?
- The cheapest West Virginia hospital published cash price for this procedure is $24.00. 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 West Virginia facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87040 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.