Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Albany, OR
In Albany, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $12.00 to $12.00, with a median of $12.00. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Albany General Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Oregon, the median is $52.38 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 31, 2026 and Jan 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albany, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital lowest Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID PNL | $12.00 | $15.00 | $10.05–$14.63 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital lowest Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID PNL | $12.00 | $15.00 | $4.35–$14.55 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 HC ORGANISM ID SUSCEPT TESTING FOR AZTREONAM SUSCEPT (LEGACY) PN | $18.40 | $23.00 | $15.41–$22.43 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC ORGANISM ID SUSCEPT TESTING FOR AZTREONAM SUSCEPT (LEGACY) PN | $18.40 | $23.00 | $6.67–$22.31 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 HC RESPIRATORY CULTURE (LEGACY) PNL - CULTURE | $29.60 | $37.00 | $24.79–$36.08 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC RESPIRATORY CULTURE (LEGACY) PNL - CULTURE | $29.60 | $37.00 | $10.73–$35.89 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI CULTURE, ARUP #2006686 PNL - CULTURE OTHE | $32.80 | $41.00 | $11.89–$39.77 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI CULTURE, ARUP #2006686 PNL - CULTURE OTHE | $32.80 | $41.00 | $27.47–$39.98 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 HC NOCARDIA CULTURE & GRAM STAIN, ARUP #0060093 | $48.00 | $60.00 | $40.20–$58.50 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC NOCARDIA CULTURE & GRAM STAIN, ARUP #0060093 | $48.00 | $60.00 | $17.40–$58.20 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC CULTURE ROUTINE | $75.20 | $94.00 | $27.26–$91.18 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 HC CULTURE, REFERRED FOR ID | $75.20 | $94.00 | $62.98–$91.65 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Albany General Hospital Albany, OR · (541) 812-4000 HC CULTURE ROUTINE | $75.20 | $94.00 | $62.98–$91.65 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital Lebanon, OR · (541) 258-2101 HC CULTURE, REFERRED FOR ID | $75.20 | $94.00 | $27.26–$91.18 | 20% | Jan 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $12.00, highest $12.00.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A bacterial culture grows bacteria from a sample such as a wound, throat swab, eye or fluid to find which germ causes an infection. It takes one to three days.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test; collecting the sample may be billed separately.