Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Hood River, OR
In Hood River, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $33.75 to $33.75, with a median of $33.75. Across Oregon, the median is $52.38 at 47 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 Hood River, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REACT UNIT | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-EAR | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-EYE SURFACE | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-GENITAL-FEMALE | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-WOUND-SURFACE | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-WOUND-DEEP | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-RESPIR LOWER | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital lowest Hood River, OR · (541) 386-3911 HC CULTURE-CSF | $33.75 | $45.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.75, median $33.75, highest $33.75.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $33.75. 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.