Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Minot, ND
In Minot, ND, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $64.80 to $64.80, with a median of $64.80. The lowest listed price is at Trinity Hospitals and 1 other hospital. Across North Dakota, the median is $64.80 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 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 Minot, ND.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trinity Hospitals lowest Minot, ND · (701) 857-5000 CULTURE, BODY FLUID, AEROBIC+11 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.80 | $81.00 | — | 20% |
| Kenmare Community Hospital lowest Kenmare, ND · (701) 385-4296 CULTURE, BODY FLUID, AEROBIC+11 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $64.80 | $81.00 | — | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $64.80, median $64.80, highest $64.80.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $64.80. 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.