Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Charlottesville, VA
In Charlottesville, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $43.50 to $43.50, with a median of $43.50. Across Virginia, the median is $68.95 at 64 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlottesville, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital lowest Charlottesville, VA · (434) 654-7000 Chgl Abscess Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $43.50 | $87.00 | — | 50% |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA · (434) 654-7000 Chgl Csf Cult+15 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $45.50 | $91.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $43.50, median $43.50, highest $43.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $43.50. 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.