Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient
In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $29.67 to $29.67, with a median of $29.67. Across Louisiana, the median is $29.24 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Monroe, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC CULTURE, ROUTINE AEROBIC+3 more lines at this price source file | $29.67 | $129.00 | — | 77% |
Inpatient: lowest $29.67, median $29.67, highest $29.67.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $33.21 — 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.