Lab tests CPT 87070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Findlay, OH — inpatient

In Findlay, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $87.00 to $87.00, with a median of $87.00. Across Ohio, the median is $68.50 at 131 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$87.00Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
Median$87.00half pay less
Highest$87.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Findlay, OH.

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Lowest $87.00Highest $87.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center lowest Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 Culture Cath Tip $87.00 $87.00 $8.45–$82.56 — —
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Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center lowest Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 Culture Ear $87.00 $87.00 $8.45–$82.56 — —
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Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center lowest Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 Culture Eye $87.00 $87.00 $8.45–$82.56 — —
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Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center lowest Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 Culture Throat $87.00 $87.00 $8.45–$82.56 — —
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Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center lowest Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 Culture Tissue $87.00 $87.00 $8.45–$82.56 — —
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Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center lowest Findlay, OH · (419) 423-4500 Culture Wound $87.00 $87.00 $8.45–$82.56 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $87.00, median $87.00, highest $87.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $87.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.