Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Columbus, GA
In Columbus, GA-AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $84.60 to $84.60, with a median of $84.60. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $82.46 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Columbus, GA-AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown lowest Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aerob Presump ID Cath Tip File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $84.60 | $282.00 | $0.01–$239.70 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside lowest Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aerob Presump ID Cath Tip File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $84.60 | $282.00 | $0.01–$239.70 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aerobic Presump ID Eye File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $100.60 | $335.35 | $0.01–$285.05 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aerobic Presump ID Eye File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $100.60 | $335.35 | $0.01–$285.05 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aerobic Other Pres ID File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $105.45 | $351.50 | $0.01–$298.78 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aerobic Other Pres ID File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $105.45 | $351.50 | $0.01–$298.78 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aerob Presump ID Wound File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $108.87 | $362.90 | $0.01–$308.47 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aerob Presump ID Wound File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $108.87 | $362.90 | $0.01–$308.47 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aerobic Presump ID Bf File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $109.72 | $365.75 | $0.01–$310.89 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aerobic Presump ID Bf File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $109.72 | $365.75 | $0.01–$310.89 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aerob Presump ID Tissue File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $113.14 | $377.15 | $0.01–$320.58 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aerob Presump ID Tissue File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $113.14 | $377.15 | $0.01–$320.58 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aerobic Presump ID Cornea File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $114.60 | $382.00 | $0.01–$324.70 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aerobic Presump ID Cornea File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $114.60 | $382.00 | $0.01–$324.70 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Cult Aero Presump ID Drainage File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $119.10 | $397.00 | $0.01–$337.45 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Cult Aero Presump ID Drainage File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $119.10 | $397.00 | $0.01–$337.45 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Culture Genital File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $124.26 | $414.20 | $0.01–$352.07 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Culture Genital File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $124.26 | $414.20 | $0.01–$352.07 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Culture Sputum File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $127.68 | $425.60 | $0.01–$361.76 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Culture Sputum File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $127.68 | $425.60 | $0.01–$361.76 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Culture CSF File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $131.10 | $437.00 | $0.01–$371.45 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Culture CSF File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $131.10 | $437.00 | $0.01–$371.45 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Culture Bronchial File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $138.79 | $462.65 | $0.01–$393.25 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Culture Bronchial File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $138.79 | $462.65 | $0.01–$393.25 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Culture Respiratory File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $143.92 | $479.75 | $0.01–$407.79 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Culture Respiratory File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $143.92 | $479.75 | $0.01–$407.79 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus, GA · (706) 494-2101 HC Culture Bone Marrow. File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $150.00 | $500.00 | $0.01–$425.00 | 70% |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus, GA · (706) 571-1000 HC Culture Bone Marrow. File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $150.00 | $500.00 | $0.01–$425.00 | 70% |
Outpatient: lowest $84.60, median $84.60, highest $84.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $84.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.