Bacterial culture (wound) cost in New Philadelphia, OH — inpatient
In New Philadelphia-Dover, 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 $38.35 to $78.87, with a median of $58.61. The lowest listed price is at Union Hospital — $20.26 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $67.75 at 130 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 15, 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 New Philadelphia-Dover, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital lowest Dover, OH · (330) 343-3311 %IOHWC CULTURE+1 more line at this price File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $38.35 | $59.00 | $16.69–$59.00 | 35% |
| Twin City Hospital Dennison, OH · (740) 922-2800 CULTURE EAR (TWL) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $78.87 | $159.00 | $7.00–$144.69 | 50% |
| Twin City Hospital Dennison, OH · (740) 922-2800 CULTURE AEROBIC WITH GRAM STAIN (TWL) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $79.86 | $161.00 | $7.00–$146.51 | 50% |
| Twin City Hospital Dennison, OH · (740) 922-2800 CULTURE THROAT (TWL) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $82.34 | $166.00 | $7.00–$151.06 | 50% |
| Twin City Hospital Dennison, OH · (740) 922-2800 CULTURE MISC AEROBIC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $83.83 | $169.00 | $7.00–$153.79 | 50% |
| Twin City Hospital Dennison, OH · (740) 922-2800 CULTURE WOUND WITH GRAM STAIN (TWL) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $86.31 | $174.00 | $7.00–$158.34 | 50% |
| Twin City Hospital Dennison, OH · (740) 922-2800 CULTURE CSF WITH GS (TWL) File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $136.40 | $275.00 | $7.00–$250.25 | 50% |
Inpatient: lowest $38.35, median $58.61, highest $78.87 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $58.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.