Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Okeechobee, FL
In Okeechobee, FL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $133.00 to $133.00, with a median of $133.00. Across Florida, the median is $87.63 at 158 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Okeechobee, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital lowest Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULTURE TISSUE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $133.00 | $133.00 | $11.44–$113.05 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $224.00 | $224.00 | $19.26–$190.40 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULTURE EAR+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $848.00 | $848.00 | $72.93–$720.80 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULTURE SURGICAL SPEC+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $896.00 | $896.00 | $77.06–$761.60 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULTURE CSF File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $995.00 | $995.00 | $85.57–$845.75 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULT THROAT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,010.00 | $1,010.00 | $86.86–$858.50 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULTURE SPUTUM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,162.00 | $1,162.00 | $99.93–$987.70 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULTURE WOUND File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,166.00 | $1,166.00 | $100.28–$991.10 | — |
| HCA Florida Raulerson Hospital Okeechobee, FL · (863) 763-2151 CULTURE CATHETER TIP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,224.00 | $1,224.00 | $105.26–$1,040.40 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $133.00, median $133.00, highest $133.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.