Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Cape Girardeau, MO — inpatient
In Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, 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 $19.00 to $19.00, with a median of $19.00. Across Missouri, the median is $67.70 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 Cape Girardeau, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Francis Medical Center lowest Cape Girardeau, MO · (573) 331-3000 Hc Culture- Environmental File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $19.00 | $19.00 | — | — |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau, MO · (573) 331-3000 Hc Culture- Throat File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $82.00 | $82.00 | — | — |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau, MO · (573) 331-3000 Hc Culture- Ear+10 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $90.00 | $90.00 | — | — |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau, MO · (573) 331-3000 Hc Culture- Pertussis File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $226.00 | $226.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $19.00, median $19.00, highest $19.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $19.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.