Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Ludington, MI — inpatient
In Ludington, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $53.00 to $53.00, with a median of $53.00. Across Michigan, the median is $53.00 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Ludington, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital lowest Ludington, MI · (231) 843-2591 Hc Culture Aerobic+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington, MI · (231) 843-2591 Hc Sterility Check File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.00 | $58.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $53.00, median $53.00, highest $53.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $53.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.