Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Lubbock, TX — inpatient
In Lubbock, TX, 7 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $49.00 to $412.44, with a median of $121.80. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $72.80 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $69.48 at 296 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX · (806) 775-8200 Hc Culture Routine | $49.00 | $49.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $52.08 | $124.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $52.08 | $124.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX · (806) 894-4963 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $52.08 | $124.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O GC CULTURE | $67.60 | $67.60 | $11.81–$67.60 | — | — source file |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O CULT & SENS | $81.55 | $81.55 | $11.81–$81.55 | — | — source file |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O CULTURE, THROAT | $87.65 | $87.65 | $11.81–$87.65 | — | — source file |
| Cochran Memorial Hospital Morton, TX · (806) 266-5565 S/O CULTURE | $89.90 | $89.90 | $11.81–$89.90 | — | — source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $121.80 | $290.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $121.80 | $290.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grace Surgical Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $121.80 | $290.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Specialty Hospital Lubbock, TX HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-7975 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX · (806) 725-4431 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $412.44 | $982.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $49.00, median $121.80, highest $412.44 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $50.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.