Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Auburn, IN
In Auburn, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $124.00 to $124.00, with a median of $124.00. Across Indiana, the median is $93.42 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Auburn, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CULTURE CSF | $124.00 | $248.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CULTURE GU - FEMALE | $124.00 | $248.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CULTURE GU - MALE | $124.00 | $248.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CULTURE MISC. | $124.00 | $248.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CULTURE NOSE | $124.00 | $248.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital lowest Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $124.00 | $248.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN · (260) 925-4600 HC CULT ENVIRONMENTAL | $130.00 | $260.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $124.00, median $124.00, highest $124.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $124.00. 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.