Posted Price

Blood culture at University of MD St. Joseph Medical Center

CPT 87040 · Towson, MD

Cash price$95.26
Gross charge$97.20
Insurer rates$95.26 – $97.20

These are University of MD St. Joseph Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated June 8, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 11 Maryland hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $85.67, median $116.60, highest $147.78. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Mount Washington Pediatric Hospital
Baltimore, MD
2.9 mi$147.78$150.802025-11-05
Medstar Good Samaritan Hospital
Baltimore, MD
3.5 mi$117.47$119.872026-04-01
Medstar Union Memorial Hospital
Baltimore, MD
5.4 mi$130.07$132.722026-04-01
University of Maryland Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
7.7 mi$124.66$127.202026-06-08
University of MD Medical Center Midtown Campus
Baltimore, MD
7.7 mi$119.17$121.602026-06-08
Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
Rosedale, MD
8.3 mi$85.67$87.422026-04-01
Medstar Harbor Hospital
Baltimore, MD
12.5 mi$116.60$118.982026-04-01
University of MD Baltimore Washington Medical Center
Glen Burnie, MD
17.0 mi$98.00$100.002026-06-08

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 506
both$95.26$97.20$95.26 – $97.20

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