Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 18 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $38.50 to $154.20, with a median of $103.20. The lowest listed price is at Norton Clark Hospital — $64.70 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $103.20 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 10 cities 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 Feb 11, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.
Lowest$38.50Norton Clark Hospital
Median$103.20half pay less
Highest$154.20in this market
Difference4.0×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
median
Lowest $38.50Highest $204.75
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE CSF | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE BONE MARROW | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE THROAT | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE BRONCHIAL | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EAR W/GS | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE ROUTINE | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE TISSUE | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE WOUND | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE BODY FLUID | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE AEROBIC - ALLOGENEIC BONE BANK | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CF RESPIRATORY CULT/GRAM STAIN | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EYE W/GS | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE SPUTUM - W/GS | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Norton Clark Hospital lowest Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB CULTURE/SCREEN, GC | $38.50 | $275.00 | $7.32–$240.63 | 86% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC LAB CULTURE UPPER RESPIRATORY | $67.47 | $159.00 | $7.32–$144.69 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER 1 | $76.00 | $200.00 | $26.78–$200.00 | 62% | — source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN Body Fluid Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | $8.36–$73.27 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN Sputum Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | $8.36–$73.27 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER 1 | $90.36 | $251.00 | $42.17–$251.00 | 64% | — source file |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC LAB CULT-BACT OTH SOURCE | $96.74 | $228.00 | $7.32–$207.48 | 58% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER 1 | $101.25 | $225.00 | $37.80–$225.00 | 55% | — source file |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER 1 | $101.70 | $226.00 | $37.97–$226.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $102.00 | $170.00 | $4.31–$153.00 | 40% | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE GENITAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE WOUND | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CF RESPIRATORY CULT/GRAM STAIN | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BODY FLUID | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BONE MARROW | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE THROAT | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE TISSUE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - ALLOGENEIC BONE BANK | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE/SCREEN, GC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EAR W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE ROUTINE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BRONCHIAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE SPUTUM - W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EYE W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE CSF | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE LEGIONELLA | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE GENITAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE WOUND | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CF RESPIRATORY CULT/GRAM STAIN | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BODY FLUID | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BONE MARROW | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE THROAT | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE TISSUE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - ALLOGENEIC BONE BANK | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE/SCREEN, GC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EAR W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE ROUTINE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE TISSUE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE SPUTUM - W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EYE W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE CSF | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE LEGIONELLA | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE GENITAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE WOUND | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CF RESPIRATORY CULT/GRAM STAIN | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BODY FLUID | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BONE MARROW | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE THROAT | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE TISSUE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - ALLOGENEIC BONE BANK | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE/SCREEN, GC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EAR W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE ROUTINE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BRONCHIAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BRONCHIAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE SPUTUM - W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EYE W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE CSF | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE LEGIONELLA | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CF RESPIRATORY CULT/GRAM STAIN | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE/SCREEN, GC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE ROUTINE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BODY FLUID | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE SPUTUM - W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE LEGIONELLA | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE WOUND | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE GENITAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BONE MARROW | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EYE W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE BRONCHIAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE SPUTUM - W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EYE W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE CSF | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE LEGIONELLA | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE GENITAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE WOUND | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CF RESPIRATORY CULT/GRAM STAIN | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE BODY FLUID | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE BONE MARROW | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE AEROBIC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE THROAT | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE AEROBIC - ALLOGENEIC BONE BANK | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE/SCREEN, GC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EAR W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB CULTURE ROUTINE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$428.28 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - EAR W/GS | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC - ALLOGENEIC BONE BANK | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE TISSUE | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE BRONCHIAL | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE CSF | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE AEROBIC | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB CULTURE THROAT | $103.20 | $516.00 | $8.62–$438.60 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $107.18 | $142.90 | $5.17–$285.80 | 25% | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $107.18 | $142.90 | $7.32–$285.80 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $107.18 | $142.90 | $7.32–$214.35 | 25% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER 1 | $144.96 | $604.00 | $101.47–$604.00 | 76% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $154.20 | $257.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $154.20 | $257.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $184.80 | $308.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $184.80 | $308.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN Aerobic culture | $204.75 | $204.75 | $8.36–$174.04 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Louisville Clarksville, IN Culture, Wound Aerobic | $204.75 | $204.75 | $8.36–$174.04 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.50, median $103.20, highest $154.20 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $102.45. 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 16 of 18 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.