Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Corvallis, OR
In Corvallis, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $12.00 to $12.00, with a median of $12.00. Across Oregon, the median is $52.38 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 31, 2026 and Jan 31, 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 Corvallis, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis lowest Corvallis, OR · (541) 768-5111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID PNL File of Jan 31, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $15.00 | $10.05–$14.63 | 20% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis Corvallis, OR · (541) 768-5111 HC ORGANISM ID SUSCEPT TESTING FOR AZTREONAM SUSCEPT (LEGACY) PN File of Jan 31, 2026 · source file | $18.40 | $23.00 | $15.41–$22.43 | 20% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis Corvallis, OR · (541) 768-5111 HC RESPIRATORY CULTURE (LEGACY) PNL - CULTURE File of Jan 31, 2026 · source file | $29.60 | $37.00 | $24.79–$36.08 | 20% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis Corvallis, OR · (541) 768-5111 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI CULTURE, ARUP #2006686 PNL - CULTURE OTHE File of Jan 31, 2026 · source file | $32.80 | $41.00 | $27.47–$39.98 | 20% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis Corvallis, OR · (541) 768-5111 HC NOCARDIA CULTURE & GRAM STAIN, ARUP #0060093 File of Jan 31, 2026 · source file | $48.00 | $60.00 | $40.20–$58.50 | 20% |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Corvallis Corvallis, OR · (541) 768-5111 HC CULTURE ROUTINE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 31, 2026 · source file | $75.20 | $94.00 | $62.98–$91.65 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $12.00, highest $12.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.