Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Huntington, IN
In Huntington, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $122.00 to $122.00, with a median of $122.00. Across Indiana, the median is $93.42 at 86 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 — 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 Huntington, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Huntington Hospital lowest Huntington, IN · (260) 355-3300 HC CULTURE CSF+5 more lines at this price source file | $122.00 | $244.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN · (260) 355-3300 HC CULT ENVIRONMENTAL source file | $128.00 | $256.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $122.00, median $122.00, highest $122.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $122.00. 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.