Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Orangeburg, SC — inpatient
In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Orangeburg, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg lowest Orangeburg, SC HB STOOL CULTURE FOR OVERGROWTH+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.50 | $205.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE RESPIRATORY CF+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $181.50 | $363.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE BTA+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $203.00 | $406.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg, SC HB CULTURE URINE IVLT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $363.00 | $726.00 | — | 50% |
Inpatient: lowest $102.50, median $102.50, highest $102.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $102.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.