Posted Price

Blood culture at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

CPT 87040 · Philadelphia, PA

Cash price$694.98
Gross charge$694.98
Insurer rates$18.90 – $625.48

These are Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated December 31, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

The posted cash price equals the gross charge: this file shows no self-pay discount for this service.

Across 21 Pennsylvania hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $10.00, median $84.80, highest $2,019.55. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
0.0 mi$91.20$91.202026-03-19
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
2.2 mi$11.87$160.002026-09-15
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
Darby, PA
4.6 mi$191.10$294.002026-03-31
Main Line Hospital Lankenau
Wynnewood, PA
4.8 mi$84.80$212.002026-04-01
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Camden, NJ
4.8 mi$19.50$195.002026-04-01
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA
5.2 mi$182.50$365.002026-06-01
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
6.2 mi$11.872026-09-15
Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
6.5 mi$10.00$510.002026-09-01

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
Culture, Blood- Hup
line 3330
outpatient$694.98$694.98$18.90 – $625.48
Cult-Blood
line 5702
outpatient$694.98$694.98$18.90 – $625.48

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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