Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Fresno, CA — inpatient
In Fresno, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $20.50 to $254.80, with a median of $20.50. The lowest listed price is at Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across California, the median is $133.00 at 193 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Jun 18, 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 Fresno, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.53–$28.18 | 20% |
| Community Regional Medical Center lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.53–$28.18 | 20% |
| Clovis Community Medical Center lowest Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.53–$28.18 | 20% |
| Community Behavioral Health Center lowest Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $20.50 | $25.62 | $6.53–$28.18 | 20% |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $32.27 | $40.33 | $10.28–$44.36 | 20% |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $32.27 | $40.33 | $10.28–$44.36 | 20% |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $32.27 | $40.33 | $10.28–$44.36 | 20% |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 H PYLORI CULTURE;ARUP File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $32.27 | $40.33 | $10.28–$44.36 | 20% |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 450-3000 HC Culture CSF+12 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $76.70 | $118.00 | $8.45–$106.20 | 35% |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 SKIN WOUND CULTURE+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $188.46 | $235.57 | $60.07–$259.13 | 20% |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 STERILE FLD CULT (AER & ANA)+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 18, 2026 · source file | $188.46 | $235.57 | $60.07–$259.13 | 20% |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis, CA · (559) 324-4000 EAR CULTURE+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $188.46 | $235.57 | $60.07–$259.13 | 20% |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno, CA · (559) 459-6000 WOUND CULTURE (AER & ANA)+6 more lines at this price File of Jun 16, 2026 · source file | $188.46 | $235.57 | $60.07–$259.13 | 20% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno, CA · (559) 448-4500 CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL source file | $254.80 | $455.00 | $8.00–$25.00 | 44% |
Inpatient: lowest $20.50, median $20.50, highest $254.80 — a 12.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $20.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 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.