Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Niles, MI
In Niles, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $60.00 to $60.00, with a median of $60.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Michigan, the median is $53.00 at 87 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 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 Niles, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital lowest Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Sterility Check | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph lowest St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Sterility Check | $60.00 | $60.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Culture Tissue | $93.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Culture Aerobic | $93.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Culture Csf | $93.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Culture Tissue | $93.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph, MI · (269) 983-8300 Hc Culture Aerobic | $93.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet, MI · (269) 463-3111 Hc Culture Csf | $93.00 | $93.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $60.00, median $60.00, highest $60.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $60.00. 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.