Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Mansfield, OH
In Mansfield, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $123.25 to $148.85, with a median of $148.85. The lowest listed price is at Avita Ontario Hospital — $25.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $68.50 at 131 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 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 Mansfield, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avita Ontario Hospital lowest Ontario, OH · (419) 462-4534 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $123.25 | $145.00 | $133.40–$49.30 | 15% | — source file |
| OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH · (419) 526-8000 Hc Culture Aerobic | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| OhioHealth Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH · (419) 342-5015 Hc Culture Aerobic | $148.85 | $229.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $123.25, median $148.85, highest $148.85 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $148.85. 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 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 and 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.