Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Hutchinson, KS
In Hutchinson, KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $23.40 to $54.40, with a median of $38.90. The lowest listed price is at Hutchinson Regional Medical Center — $15.50 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $58.00 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 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 Hutchinson, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center lowest Hutchinson, KS · (620) 665-2000 Nasal Culture source file | $23.40 | $36.00 | $7.35–$28.42 | 35% |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson, KS · (620) 665-2000 .C Legionella source file | $24.86 | $38.25 | $7.35–$28.42 | 35% |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson, KS · (620) 665-2000 Wound Culture (Aerobic Only)+6 more lines at this price source file | $26.68 | $41.05 | $7.35–$28.42 | 35% |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson, KS · (620) 665-2000 Respiratory Culture (Aerobic Only)+4 more lines at this price source file | $28.34 | $43.60 | $7.35–$28.42 | 35% |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson, KS · (620) 663-4800 CULTURE WOUND REF LAB (RL) source file | $54.40 | $68.00 | $14.98–$193.50 | 20% |
| Summit Surgical Hutchinson, KS · (620) 663-4800 CULTURE, AERO/ANAEROBIC W/SN 0004446 (RL source file | $154.80 | $193.50 | $14.98–$193.50 | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $23.40, median $38.90, highest $54.40 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $38.90. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.