Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Green Bay, WI
In Green Bay, WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $11.88 to $91.74, with a median of $23.15. The lowest listed price is at St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis and 1 other hospital — $11.27 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $77.35 at 98 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jun 27, 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 Green Bay, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis lowest Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-0111 HC WATER CULTURE source file | $11.88 | $18.00 | $8.62–$19.40 | 34% |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center lowest Green Bay, WI · (920) 498-4200 HC WATER CULTURE source file | $11.88 | $18.00 | $8.62–$19.40 | 34% |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-3500 CULTURE, BACTERIAL; NOCARDIA+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 27, 2026 · source file | $23.15 | $50.00 | $24.75–$45.00 | 54% |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-3500 CULTURE, BACTERIAL; RESPIRATORY+10 more lines at this price File of Jun 27, 2026 · source file | $25.00 | $54.00 | $26.73–$48.60 | 54% |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-0111 HC BODY FLUID CULTURE (ENVIRO) source file | $31.68 | $48.00 | $8.62–$48.00 | 34% |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 498-4200 HC BODY FLUID CULTURE (ENVIRO) source file | $31.68 | $48.00 | $8.62–$48.00 | 34% |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-0111 HC BODY FLUID CULTURE (THROAT) source file | $58.74 | $89.00 | $8.62–$89.00 | 34% |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 498-4200 HC BODY FLUID CULTURE (THROAT) source file | $58.74 | $89.00 | $8.62–$89.00 | 34% |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 288-8000 CULTURE, AEROBIC File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file | $80.00 | $160.00 | $6.90–$136.00 | 50% |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-0111 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC source file | $91.74 | $139.00 | $8.62–$139.00 | 34% |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay, WI · (920) 498-4200 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC source file | $91.74 | $139.00 | $8.62–$139.00 | 34% |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI · (920) 846-3444 HC BODY FLUID CULTURE source file | $91.74 | $139.00 | $8.62–$139.00 | 34% |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls, WI · (920) 846-3444 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC source file | $237.60 | $360.00 | $8.62–$360.00 | 34% |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI · (920) 433-0111 HC BODY FLUID CULTURE (WOUND) source file | $237.60 | $360.00 | $8.62–$360.00 | 34% |
Outpatient: lowest $11.88, median $23.15, highest $91.74 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $23.15. 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 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.