Bacterial culture (wound) cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $49.25 to $890.18, with a median of $198.95. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital — $149.70 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $86.20 at 157 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Sep 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $49.25 | $49.25 | $2.31–$45.31 | — |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Venice Nokomis, FL Culture, Wound Aerobic+3 more lines at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $86.20 | $86.20 | $6.47–$73.27 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE CATHETER TIP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $311.70 | $311.70 | $14.65–$286.76 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE GENITAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $400.63 | $400.63 | $18.83–$368.58 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE EYE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $469.84 | $469.84 | $22.08–$432.25 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $541.81 | $541.81 | $25.47–$498.47 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULT THROAT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $594.96 | $594.96 | $27.96–$547.36 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULT NOSE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $736.04 | $736.04 | $34.59–$677.16 | — |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 CULT THROAT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $890.18 | $890.18 | $41.84–$818.97 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE EAR File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,086.10 | $1,086.10 | $51.05–$999.21 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULT THROAT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,267.81 | $1,267.81 | $59.59–$1,166.39 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULT NOSE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,349.11 | $1,349.11 | $63.41–$1,241.18 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE BONE NOT MARROW+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,357.62 | $1,357.62 | $63.81–$1,249.01 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE SPUTUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,404.21 | $1,404.21 | $66.00–$1,291.87 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE CSF File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,426.83 | $1,426.83 | $67.06–$1,312.68 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE SURGICAL SPEC File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,461.44 | $1,461.44 | $68.69–$1,344.52 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE GENITAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,625.42 | $1,625.42 | $76.39–$1,495.39 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE EYE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,796.07 | $1,796.07 | $84.42–$1,652.38 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE CSF File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,899.02 | $1,899.02 | $89.25–$1,747.10 | — |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 342-1100 CULTURE CATHETER TIP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,916.64 | $1,916.64 | $90.08–$1,763.31 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE SPUTUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,936.96 | $1,936.96 | $91.04–$1,782.00 | — |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 CULTURE CATHETER TIP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,040.95 | $2,040.95 | $95.92–$1,877.67 | — |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 CULTURE SURGICAL SPEC File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,199.08 | $2,199.08 | $103.36–$2,023.15 | — |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 CULTURE TISSUE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,352.81 | $2,352.81 | $110.58–$2,164.59 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE TISSUE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,532.93 | $2,532.93 | $119.05–$2,330.30 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE BONE NOT MARROW+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,665.67 | $2,665.67 | $125.29–$2,452.42 | — |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FL · (941) 475-6571 CULTURE BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,765.93 | $2,765.93 | $130.00–$2,544.66 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $49.25, median $198.95, highest $890.18 — a 18.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $86.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 4 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.