Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Barre, VT — inpatient
In Barre, VT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $218.03 to $218.03, with a median of $218.03. Across Vermont, the median is $84.27 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 28, 2026 and Apr 28, 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 Barre, VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Vermont Medical Center lowest Berlin, VT · (802) 371-4100 HC - STERILITY CULT M+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 28, 2026 · source file | $218.03 | $218.03 | $88.74–$216.72 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $218.03, median $218.03, highest $218.03.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $218.03 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.