Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Marietta, OH
In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $11.48 to $11.48, with a median of $11.48. The lowest listed price is at Marietta Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $68.50 at 131 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 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 Marietta, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Memorial Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Culture,Bacterial(Fac) | $11.48 | $19.14 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Culture,Bacterial(Fac) | $11.48 | $19.14 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Culture,Bacterial | $12.00 | $20.00 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Joint Fluid Culture Bacterial | $105.60 | $176.00 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Misc Culture | $140.43 | $234.05 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Misc Culture | $167.34 | $278.90 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Joint Fluid Culture Bacterial | $167.34 | $278.90 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Culture Ivtip | $167.34 | $278.90 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Gardnerella Vaginalis Scrn Cul | $167.34 | $278.90 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Nose Culture | $167.34 | $278.90 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Throat Culture (Screen - ) | $167.34 | $278.90 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Throat Culture | $167.34 | $278.90 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Throat Culture | $209.17 | $348.62 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Throat Culture (Screen - ) | $209.17 | $348.62 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Nose Culture | $209.17 | $348.62 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Gardnerella Vaginalis Scrn Cul | $209.17 | $348.62 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Culture Ivtip | $209.17 | $348.62 | — | 40% | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.48, median $11.48, highest $11.48.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $11.48. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.