Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Missoula, MT
In Missoula, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $98.40 to $98.40, with a median of $98.40. Across Montana, the median is $65.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Missoula, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick Hospital lowest Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $98.40 | $123.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Patrick Hospital Missoula, MT · (406) 543-7271 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $112.00 | $140.00 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $98.40, median $98.40, highest $98.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $98.40. 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.