Posted Price

Blood culture at St. David's Medical Center

CPT 87040 · Austin, TX

Cash price$319.00
Gross charge$319.00
Insurer rates$15.95 – $287.10

These are St. David's Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 1, 2026. 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 111 Texas hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $10.11, median $239.10, highest $3,006.29. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
0.0 mi$183.78$510.502026-01-01
Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of TX
Austin, TX
1.7 mi$183.78$510.502026-01-01
Dell Children's Medical Center
Austin, TX
3.2 mi$357.35$510.502026-01-01
St. David's South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
3.9 mi$964.00$964.002026-09-01
North Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX
6.7 mi$1,626.00$1,626.002026-09-01
Ascension Seton Northwest
Austin, TX
7.6 mi$183.78$510.502026-01-01
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- Austin
Austin, TX
7.9 mi$205.15$341.922026-06-13
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Pflugerville
Pflugerville, TX
13.2 mi$205.15$341.922026-06-13

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
CULTURE BLOOD
standard_charge_information[90755]
outpatient$319.00$319.00$15.95 – $287.10
Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate)
standard_charge_information[2850]
outpatient$8.84 – $10.32
Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate)
standard_charge_information[23702]
outpatient$8.84 – $8.84
Culture, bacterial; blood, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates (includes anaerobic culture, if appropriate)
standard_charge_information[60731]
outpatient$8.67 – $50.88
CULTURE BLOOD
standard_charge_information[90763]
outpatient$319.00$319.00$222.98 – $222.98
CULTURE BLOOD
standard_charge_information[267919]
outpatient$319.00$319.00$215.01 – $215.01

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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