Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Orangeburg, SC
In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $102.50 to $102.50, with a median of $102.50. Across South Carolina, the median is $123.54 at 38 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 — 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 Orangeburg, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg lowest Orangeburg, SC HB STOOL CULTURE FOR OVERGROWTH | $102.50 | $205.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg lowest Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE BHS | $102.50 | $205.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE RESPIRATORY CF | $181.50 | $363.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $181.50 | $363.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE CSF | $181.50 | $363.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE BTA | $203.00 | $406.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE BACTERIAL (ROUTINE) | $203.00 | $406.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE URINE IVLT | $363.00 | $726.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $102.50, median $102.50, highest $102.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $102.50. 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.