Posted Price

Blood culture at Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center

CPT 87040 · Sylmar, CA

Cash pricenot posted
Gross charge$173.00
Insurer rates$173.00 – $173.00

These are Lac/Olive View-UCLA Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated March 12, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 81 California hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $10.00, median $279.76, highest $1,481.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley
Sun Valley, CA
6.7 mi$168.00$168.00
Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City
Panorama City, CA
8.0 mi$279.76$538.002026-04-01
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, CA
9.4 mi$418.00$418.002026-07-09
Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Northridge, CA
9.9 mi$220.14$789.002026-02-28
Sherman Oaks Hospital
Sherman Oaks, CA
13.2 mi$10.00$250.002026-09-01
Encino Hospital Medical Center
Encino, CA
13.7 mi$10.00$139.002026-09-01
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center
Tarzana, CA
15.2 mi$343.70$982.002026-04-01
Southern California Hospital at Hollywood
Hollywood, CA
16.0 mi$544.52$544.522026-03-18

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 87040 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
"CULT BACT DEFIN BLD"
line 8987
outpatient$173.00$173.00 – $173.00
"BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA"
line 42406
outpatient$12.88 – $19.71
"BLOOD CULTURE FOR BACTERIA"
line 53796
outpatient$10.32 – $18.58

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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