Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Erie, PA
In Erie, PA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $105.00 to $105.00, with a median of $105.00. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $61.20 at 93 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 —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Erie, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 CULTURE AEROBIC | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 AEROBIC WITH ISOLATION P0036 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 CULTURE THROAT | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 AEROBIC WITH ISOLATION P0065 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 OTHR SOURCE AEROBIC ISOL P0125 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 OTHR SOURCE AEROBIC ISOL P0132 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 OTHR SOURCE AEROBIC ISO P0096 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 OTHR SOURCE AEROBIC ISO P0104 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 CULTURE IV CATHETER TIP | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 OTHR SOURCE AEROBIC ISO P0109 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 OTHR SOURCE AEROBIC ISOL P0137 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 EYE CULTURE | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 GENITAL CULTURE | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 CULTURE NASOPHARYNGEAL | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 QUANT AEROBIC W/ISOLATN P3146 | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot lowest Erie, PA · (814) 877-6000 NOCARDIA CULT AND GRAM STAIN | $105.00 | $175.00 | $6.90–$140.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $105.00, median $105.00, highest $105.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $105.00. 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 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.