Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Grand Junction, CO — inpatient
In Grand Junction, CO, 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 $58.80 to $58.80, with a median of $58.80. Across Colorado, the median is $107.50 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Grand Junction, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Health West Hospital lowest Fruita, CO · (970) 858-9871 HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL, OTHER SOURCE+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.80 | $84.00 | — | 30% |
Inpatient: lowest $58.80, median $58.80, highest $58.80.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $69.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.