Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Massena, NY — inpatient
In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 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 $27.44 to $32.36, with a median of $27.44. The lowest listed price is at Slhs Massena and 1 other hospital. Across New York, the median is $38.38 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE AEROBIC_ OTHER THAN URINE_ BLOOD OR STOOL_ W ISOLATION _ PRESUMPTIVE ID | $27.44 | $42.21 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital lowest Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE AEROBIC_ OTHER THAN URINE_ BLOOD OR STOOL_ W ISOLATION _ PRESUMPTIVE ID | $27.44 | $42.21 | — | 35% | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE AEROBIC_ OTHER THAN URINE_ BLOOD OR STOOL_ W ISOLATION _ PRESUMPTIVE ID | $32.36 | $49.78 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $27.44, median $27.44, highest $32.36 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $27.44 — 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.