Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Boulder, CO
In Boulder, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $460.73 to $460.73, with a median of $460.73. Across Colorado, the median is $99.60 at 49 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$460.73AdventHealth Avista
Median$460.73half pay less
Highest$460.73in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boulder, CO.
median
Lowest $460.73Highest $460.84
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC HELIOBACTER PYLORI CULTURE - ARUP | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC PERITONEAL FLUID CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC SURGICAL CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC NOSE OR NP CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CYSTIC FIBROSIS THROAT CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC THROAT CULTURE COMPREHENSIVE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CULTURE BODY FLUID | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC BRONCHIAL BRUSH CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CYSTIC FIBROSIS CULTURE BRONCHWASH | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC BRONCHIAL LAVAGE CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CATH TIP CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CSF CULTURE WITH GRAM STAIN | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC EAR CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CORNEA CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC EYE CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC GENITAL CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC BACTERIA FOR ID | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CYSTIC FIBROSIS SPUTUM CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC SPUTUM CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATE CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC PLACENTA CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC SINUS CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC ABSCESS CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CULTURE WOUND DRAINAGE-SUPERFICIAL | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC WOUND CULTURE STERNUM | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC WOUND CULTURE WITH ANAEROBES | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC BONE CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC BONE MARROW CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista lowest Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC CRYOBANKS CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO · (303) 673-1000 HC MICROBIOLOGY - CULTURE AEROBIC | $460.84 | $460.84 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $460.73, median $460.73, highest $460.73.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $460.73. 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.