Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Kennewick, WA — inpatient
In Kennewick-Richland, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $92.95 to $124.08, with a median of $97.30. The lowest listed price is at Prosser Memorial Health Hospital — $4.35 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $88.20 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Kennewick-Richland, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital lowest Prosser, WA · (509) 786-2222 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $92.95 | $169.00 | $68.43–$153.79 | 45% | — source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital lowest Prosser, WA · (509) 786-2222 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL # | $92.95 | $169.00 | $68.43–$153.79 | 45% | — source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital lowest Prosser, WA · (509) 786-2222 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL (RL) | $92.95 | $169.00 | $68.43–$153.79 | 45% | — source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital lowest Prosser, WA · (509) 786-2222 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $92.95 | $169.00 | $68.43–$153.79 | 45% | — source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital lowest Prosser, WA · (509) 786-2222 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - ENVIRONMENTAL | $92.95 | $169.00 | $68.43–$153.79 | 45% | — source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - MISC/OTHER/ROUTINE | $97.30 | $139.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco, WA · (509) 546-2278 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $124.08 | $310.21 | $251.70 | 60% | — source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $155.40 | $222.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER- BODY FLUID | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - EAR | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - RESPIRATORY | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA · (509) 946-4611 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $171.50 | $245.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $92.95, median $97.30, highest $124.08 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $116.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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 1 it is 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.