Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Hobbs, NM
In Hobbs, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $144.06 to $144.06, with a median of $144.06. Across New Mexico, the median is $84.78 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 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 Hobbs, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs lowest Hobbs, NM · (575) 492-5000 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $144.06 | $343.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Hobbs lowest Hobbs, NM · (575) 492-5000 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $144.06 | $343.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $144.06, median $144.06, highest $144.06.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $144.06. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.