Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient
In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $108.60 to $108.60, with a median of $108.60. The lowest listed price is at St Francis Downtown Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across South Carolina, the median is $123.54 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Francis Downtown Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Body Fluid Culture | $108.60 | $181.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| St Francis-Eastside lowest Greenville, SC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $108.60 | $181.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Culture, Aerobic | $162.60 | $271.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville, SC HC Culture, Aerobic | $162.60 | $271.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $108.60, median $108.60, highest $108.60.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $108.60 — 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.