Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Evansville, IN
In Evansville, IN, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $70.85 to $94.20, with a median of $94.20. The lowest listed price is at The Women's Hospital — $23.35 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $93.42 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 Feb 13, 2026 and Feb 13, 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 Evansville, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Women's Hospital lowest Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE EAR | $70.85 | $120.08 | $3.45–$102.07 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $94.20 | $157.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $94.20 | $157.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $94.20 | $157.00 | $2.65–$28.45 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $94.20 | $157.00 | $2.65–$28.45 | 40% | — source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE GENITAL TRACT | $136.87 | $231.97 | $3.45–$197.17 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $145.80 | $243.00 | $2.65–$28.45 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $145.80 | $243.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Evansville Evansville, IN · (812) 485-4000 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $145.80 | $243.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Ascension St Vincent Warrick Boonville, IN · (812) 897-4800 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $145.80 | $243.00 | $2.65–$28.45 | 40% | — source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE RESPIRATORY TRACT | $159.64 | $270.56 | $3.45–$229.98 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE EYE | $247.38 | $419.28 | $3.45–$356.39 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE CSF | $247.38 | $419.28 | $3.45–$356.39 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $247.38 | $419.28 | $3.45–$356.39 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE IV CATH TIP | $247.38 | $419.28 | $3.45–$356.39 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| The Women's Hospital Newburgh, IN HC CULTURE BODY FLUID | $248.61 | $421.36 | $3.45–$358.16 | 41% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $70.85, median $94.20, highest $94.20 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $94.20. 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 1 of 3 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.