Posted Price

Blood culture at Lowell General Hospital

CPT 87040 · Lowell, MA

Cash price$25.20
Gross charge$36.00
Insurer rates$12.60 – $42.42

These are Lowell General Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 21 Massachusetts hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $19.68, median $79.00, highest $350.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Merrimack Health Lawrence Hospital
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11.1 mi$88.00$88.002024-08-01
Emerson Hospital -
W Concord, MA
12.9 mi$84.75$113.002026-05-18
Winchester Hospital
Winchester, MA
17.1 mi$178.00$178.002026-04-01
Parkland Medical Center
Derry, NH
17.2 mi$339.75$339.752026-09-01
Melrosewakefield Healthcare
Melrose, MA
19.9 mi$25.20$36.002026-04-01
Mount Auburn Hospital
Cambridge, MA
21.6 mi$123.00$123.002026-04-01
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Newton, MA
22.5 mi$78.00$104.002026-03-27
Boston Medical Center-Brighton
Brighton, MA
23.0 mi$19.68$43.742026-03-13

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
HC Aerob Bacterial Blood Culture
line 30830
both$25.20$36.00$12.60 – $42.42

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