Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Fresno, CA
In Fresno, CA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $15.75 to $254.80, with a median of $20.50. The lowest listed price is at Madera Community Hospital — $4.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $133.00 at 193 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities 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 Mar 31, 2026 and Jul 30, 2026.
Lowest$15.75Madera Community Hospital
Median$20.50half pay less
Highest$254.80in this market
Difference16.2×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 Fresno, CA.
median
Lowest $15.75Highest $495.35
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madera Community Hospital lowest Madera, CA · (559) 706-8226 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $15.75 | $26.25 | $6.90–$9.88 | 40% | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.41–$28.18 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.41–$28.18 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.41–$28.18 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.41–$28.18 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP | $32.27 | $40.33 | $7.51–$44.36 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP | $32.27 | $40.33 | $7.51–$44.36 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP | $32.27 | $40.33 | $7.51–$44.36 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP | $32.27 | $40.33 | $7.51–$44.36 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Tissue | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Catheter Tip | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Environmental | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Bacterial Other Source | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Body Fluid | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Genital | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Respiratory | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Sputum | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Throat | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Wound | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Eye | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture CSF | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Ear | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 EYE CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 EYE CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 STERILE FLD CULT (AER & ANA) | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 EAR CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 SKIN WOUND CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 STERILE FLD CULT (AER & ANA) | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 SKIN WOUND CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 EAR CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 EYE CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 SKIN WOUND CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 EAR CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 STERILE FLD CULT (AER & ANA) | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 EAR CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 STERILE FLD CULT (AER & ANA) | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 EYE CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 SKIN WOUND CULTURE | $138.03 | $172.53 | $7.51–$189.78 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 RESP CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 GENITAL CULTURE (AER&ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 RESP CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 WOUND CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 GENITAL CULTURE (AER&ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 WOUND CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 GENITAL CULTURE (AER&ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 WOUND CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 GENITAL CULTURE (AER&ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 WOUND CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 RESP CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 RESP CULTURE (AER & ANA) | $188.46 | $235.57 | $7.51–$259.13 | 20% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 44% | — source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture Wound | $495.35 | — | $16.90–$322.40 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.75, median $20.50, highest $254.80 — a 16.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $20.50. 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 5 of 7 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.