Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Cape Coral, FL — inpatient
In Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $16.00 to $16.00, with a median of $16.00. The lowest listed price is at Healthpark Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $86.20 at 157 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 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 Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthpark Medical Center lowest Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Culture, Respiratory, Upper+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $80.00 | $32.00–$64.00 | 80% |
| Cape Coral Hospital lowest Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 HC Culture, Respiratory, Upper+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $80.00 | $32.00–$64.00 | 80% |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center lowest Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 HC Culture, Respiratory, Upper+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $80.00 | $32.00–$64.00 | 80% |
| Rehab Hospital lowest Fort Myers, FL HC Culture, Respiratory, Upper+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $80.00 | $32.00–$64.00 | 80% |
| Lee Memorial Hospital lowest Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Culture, Respiratory, Upper+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $80.00 | $32.00–$64.00 | 80% |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 HC Candida Auris Screen File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $99.00 | $39.60–$79.20 | 80% |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Candida Auris Screen File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $99.00 | $39.60–$79.20 | 80% |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 HC Candida Auris Screen File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $99.00 | $39.60–$79.20 | 80% |
| Healthpark Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Candida Auris Screen File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $99.00 | $39.60–$79.20 | 80% |
| Rehab Hospital Fort Myers, FL HC Candida Auris Screen File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $19.80 | $99.00 | $39.60–$79.20 | 80% |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 HC Culture, Bone Aspirate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $105.00 | $42.00–$84.00 | 80% |
| Rehab Hospital Fort Myers, FL HC Mb Cath Tip Culture+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $105.00 | $42.00–$84.00 | 80% |
| Healthpark Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Culture, Bone Aspirate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $105.00 | $42.00–$84.00 | 80% |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Culture, Bone Aspirate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $105.00 | $42.00–$84.00 | 80% |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 HC Culture, Bone Aspirate+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $105.00 | $42.00–$84.00 | 80% |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 HC Mb Culture CSF* File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $22.80 | $114.00 | $45.60–$91.20 | 80% |
| Rehab Hospital Fort Myers, FL HC Mb Culture CSF* File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $22.80 | $114.00 | $45.60–$91.20 | 80% |
| Healthpark Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Mb Culture CSF* File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $22.80 | $114.00 | $45.60–$91.20 | 80% |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 HC Mb Culture CSF* File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $22.80 | $114.00 | $45.60–$91.20 | 80% |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Mb Culture CSF* File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $22.80 | $114.00 | $45.60–$91.20 | 80% |
| Healthpark Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Mb Tissue Culture (Not Quant) File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $185.00 | $74.00–$148.00 | 80% |
| Rehab Hospital Fort Myers, FL HC Mb Tissue Culture (Not Quant) File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $185.00 | $74.00–$148.00 | 80% |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-5000 HC Mb Tissue Culture (Not Quant) File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $185.00 | $74.00–$148.00 | 80% |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers, FL · (239) 343-1000 HC Mb Tissue Culture (Not Quant) File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $185.00 | $74.00–$148.00 | 80% |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FL · (239) 424-2000 HC Mb Tissue Culture (Not Quant) File of Mar 26, 2026 · source file | $37.00 | $185.00 | $74.00–$148.00 | 80% |
Inpatient: lowest $16.00, median $16.00, highest $16.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $16.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 5 it is below every plan's rate. 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.
10 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87070 ($91.03). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FLHC Culture, Environmental, Leesar (Charge) | $4.60 | file |
| Rehab Hospital Fort Myers, FLHC Culture, Environmental, Leesar (Charge) | $4.60 | file |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers, FLHC Culture, Environmental, Leesar (Charge) | $4.60 | file |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FLHC Culture, Environmental, Leesar (Charge) | $4.60 | file |
| Healthpark Medical Center Fort Myers, FLHC Culture, Environmental, Leesar (Charge) | $4.60 | file |
| Lee Memorial Hospital Fort Myers, FLHC Gram Stain, Respiratory, Lower | $6.80 | file |
| Healthpark Medical Center Fort Myers, FLHC Gram Stain, Respiratory, Lower | $6.80 | file |
| Cape Coral Hospital Cape Coral, FLHC Gram Stain, Respiratory, Lower | $6.80 | file |
| Gulf Coast Medical Center Fort Myers, FLHC Gram Stain, Respiratory, Lower | $6.80 | file |
| Rehab Hospital Fort Myers, FLHC Gram Stain, Respiratory, Lower | $6.80 | file |