Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Manhattan, KS — inpatient
In Manhattan, KS, 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 $13.50 to $60.00, with a median of $24.80. The lowest listed price is at Manhattan Surgical Hospital — $11.30 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $56.10 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 12, 2025 and Jan 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 Manhattan, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhattan Surgical Hospital lowest Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-5100 Culture, Aerobic-SV File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $13.50 | $27.00 | $2.14–$21.64 | 50% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $24.80 | $62.00 | $7.35–$55.80 | 60% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 TRANSFUSION REACTION CULTURE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $39.60 | $99.00 | $7.35–$89.10 | 60% |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 NASOPHARYNGEAL CULTURE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $60.00 | $150.00 | $7.35–$135.00 | 60% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 SPUTUM CULTURE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $70.80 | $177.00 | $7.35–$159.30 | 60% |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 NASO+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $70.80 | $177.00 | $7.35–$159.30 | 60% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 CERV-VAG CULTURE, ROUT.+6 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $86.40 | $216.00 | $7.35–$194.40 | 60% |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 CSF/EAR/EYE CULTURE+9 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $86.40 | $216.00 | $7.35–$194.40 | 60% |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 BARTONELLA CULTURE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $110.40 | $276.00 | $7.35–$248.40 | 60% |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 CATHETER TIP CULTURE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $114.00 | $285.00 | $7.35–$256.50 | 60% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 LUNG ASPIRATE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $149.60 | $374.00 | $7.35–$336.60 | 60% |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan, KS · (785) 776-3322 TISSUE CULTURE+6 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $154.40 | $386.00 | $7.35–$347.40 | 60% |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego, KS · (785) 456-2295 ABSCESS CULT File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $154.40 | $386.00 | $7.35–$347.40 | 60% |
Inpatient: lowest $13.50, median $24.80, highest $60.00 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $24.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.