Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Bellefontaine, OH
In Bellefontaine, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $124.80 to $124.80, with a median of $124.80. Across Ohio, the median is $68.50 at 131 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 Bellefontaine, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Rutan Hospital lowest Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Culture Csf | $124.80 | $156.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Rutan Hospital lowest Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Lab Cult Other Source 87070 | $124.80 | $156.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Rutan Hospital lowest Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Culture Sputum | $124.80 | $156.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Rutan Hospital lowest Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Cult Throat | $124.80 | $156.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mary Rutan Hospital lowest Bellefontaine, OH · (937) 651-3257 Cult Genital | $124.80 | $156.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $124.80, median $124.80, highest $124.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $124.80. 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.