Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Astoria, OR
In Astoria, OR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $106.40 to $210.75, with a median of $158.58. The lowest listed price is at Columbia Memorial Hospital — $52.18 less than the median here. 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 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 Astoria, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Blood Unit Culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Ear Culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Eye Culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Genital Culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 GC Culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Environmental Culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Bone Culture | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Culture Respiratory LLS | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Culture Exudate Abscess Deep Wound LLS | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Culture Skin Superficial LLS | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Culture Throat LLS | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Culture Body Fluid LLS | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Culture, Cerebrospinal Fluid CSF LLS | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Aerobic Culture+Gram Stain MB LC | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Genital Culture+Gram Stain MB LC | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Gram Stain/Body Fluid Culture MB LC | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Gram S+Lower Resp Cult(Non-Sp) MB LC | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 87070 Aerobic Culture LC | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Upper Respiratory Culture MB LC | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital lowest Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 .Sputum Culture MB LC | $106.40 | $133.00 | $20.35–$133.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Genital Culture Routine MB LC | $164.80 | $206.00 | $31.52–$206.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Columbia Memorial Hospital Astoria, OR · (503) 325-4321 Tissue Culture + Gram Stain MB LC | $200.80 | $251.00 | $38.40–$251.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $210.75 | $281.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REACT UNIT | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-EAR | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-EYE SURFACE | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-GENITAL-FEMALE | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-WOUND-SURFACE | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-WOUND-DEEP | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-RESPIR LOWER | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-IV CATH TIP | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CULTURE-CSF | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seaside Hospital Seaside, OR · (503) 717-7000 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $242.25 | $323.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $106.40, median $158.58, highest $210.75 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $158.58. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.