Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Greeley, CO
In Greeley, CO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $17.02 to $86.20, with a median of $51.61. The lowest listed price is at Banner North Colorado Medical Center — $34.59 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $99.60 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Greeley, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center lowest Greeley, CO · (970) 810-4121 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC EYE | $17.02 | $61.00 | $8.36–$57.95 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO · (970) 810-4121 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER NS | $18.97 | $68.00 | $8.36–$64.60 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO · (970) 810-4121 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $20.92 | $75.00 | $8.36–$71.25 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, CO · (970) 810-4121 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC TISSUE | $31.25 | $112.00 | $8.36–$106.40 | 72% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley, CO Body Fluid Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | $6.47–$73.27 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley, CO Culture, Wound Aerobic | $86.20 | $86.20 | $6.47–$73.27 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley, CO Sputum Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | $6.47–$73.27 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley, CO Aerobic culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | $6.47–$73.27 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $17.02, median $51.61, highest $86.20 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $51.61. 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 2 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87070 ($92.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT AEROBIC CATHETER TIP | $7.25 | file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT AEROBIC CSF | $7.25 | file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT AEROBIC EAR | $7.25 | file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT AEROBIC GENITAL | $7.25 | file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT AEROBIC RESP LOWER | $7.25 | file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT AEROBIC RESP UPPER | $7.25 | file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT AEROBIC WOUND | $7.25 | file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley, COLAB CULT BACT FLUID BODY STERILE | $7.25 | file |