Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Ogden, UT
In Ogden, UT, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $9.30 to $25.86, with a median of $9.30. The lowest listed price is at Ogden Regional Medical Center and 1 other hospital. Across Utah, the median is $102.73 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 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 Ogden, UT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Regional Medical Center lowest Ogden, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9.30 | $9.30 | $1.91–$8.37 | — |
| Pleasant View Emergency Center lowest Pleasant View, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $9.30 | $9.30 | $1.91–$8.37 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULTURE CATHETER TIP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $25.86 | $25.86 | $5.32–$21.98 | — |
| Pleasant View Emergency Center Pleasant View, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULTURE SURGICAL SPEC+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $50.00 | $10.29–$45.00 | — |
| Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULTURE SURGICAL SPEC+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $50.00 | $10.29–$45.00 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $68.72 | $68.72 | $14.15–$58.41 | — |
| Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULTURE SYNOVIAL FLUID+18 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $180.89 | $180.89 | $37.25–$162.80 | — |
| Pleasant View Emergency Center Pleasant View, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULTURE SYNOVIAL FLUID+18 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $180.89 | $180.89 | $37.25–$162.80 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULTURE EAR+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $200.98 | $200.98 | $41.38–$170.83 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULTURE SINUS+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $213.83 | $213.83 | $44.03–$181.76 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULT THROAT+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $215.13 | $215.13 | $44.30–$182.86 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULTURE BODY FLUID+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $245.31 | $245.31 | $50.51–$208.51 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULTURE GENITAL+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $272.25 | $272.25 | $56.06–$231.41 | — |
| Pleasant View Emergency Center Pleasant View, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULT OTHER EXCP UR/BL/ST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $277.98 | $277.98 | $57.24–$250.18 | — |
| Ogden Regional Medical Center Ogden, UT · (801) 479-2111 CULT OTHER EXCP UR/BL/ST File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $277.98 | $277.98 | $57.24–$250.18 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULTURE SPUTUM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $336.47 | $336.47 | $69.28–$286.00 | — |
| Lakeview Hospital Bountiful, UT · (801) 299-2200 CULTURE WOUND+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $421.25 | $421.25 | $86.74–$358.06 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $9.30, median $9.30, highest $25.86 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 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.