Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Alexandria, MN
In Alexandria, MN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $53.94 to $53.94, with a median of $53.94. Across Minnesota, the median is $66.72 at 82 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Alexandria, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alomere Health lowest Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 CATHETER TIP CULTURE+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.94 | $93.00 | — | 42% |
| Alomere Health Alexandria, MN · (320) 762-1511 NEISSERIA GONORRHOEA CULTURE+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $67.28 | $116.00 | — | 42% |
Outpatient: lowest $53.94, median $53.94, highest $53.94.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $53.94. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.