Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Marietta, OH — inpatient
In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 1, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marietta Memorial Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Culture,Bacterial(Fac) File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $11.48 | $19.14 | — | 40% |
| Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Culture,Bacterial(Fac) File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $11.48 | $19.14 | — | 40% |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Culture,Bacterial File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $20.00 | — | 40% |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Joint Fluid Culture Bacterial File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $105.60 | $176.00 | — | 40% |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Misc Culture File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $140.43 | $234.05 | — | 40% |
| Selby General Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Culture Ivtip+4 more lines at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $209.17 | $348.62 | — | 40% |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Culture Ivtip+6 more lines at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $209.17 | $348.62 | — | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $11.48, median $11.48, highest $11.48.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $11.48 — 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.