Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Kalispell, MT
In Kalispell, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $15.60 to $15.60, with a median of $15.60. Across Montana, the median is $65.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Kalispell, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 CULT; BACT ANY OTHER SOURC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $24.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MIC-CULTURE/PERITONEAL DIALYS+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.41 | $105.25 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MIC-SINUS CULTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $70.20 | $108.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MIC-REFERRAL CULTURE,AEROBIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $71.18 | $109.50 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MICRO-CULTURE/AEROBIC+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $71.66 | $110.25 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MICRO-CULTURE/SPUTUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $82.06 | $126.25 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 TRANSFUSION REACTION CULTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $110.18 | $169.50 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MICRO-CULTURE/GENITAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $115.05 | $177.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 EAR CULTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $116.35 | $179.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 MICRO-CULTURE/EYE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $117.16 | $180.25 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 NARES CULTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $120.90 | $186.00 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 BRONCHIAL WASHING File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $152.10 | $234.00 | — | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $15.60, median $15.60, highest $15.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.60. 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.