Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Elk City, OK
In Elk City, OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $256.37 to $256.37, with a median of $256.37. Across Oklahoma, the median is $44.13 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Plains Regional Medical Center Elk City, OK · (580) 225-2511 source file | $256.37 | $394.42 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $256.37, median $256.37, highest $256.37.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $256.37. 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.