Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Ottawa, KS
In Ottawa, KS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $269.03 to $269.03, with a median of $269.03. Across Kansas, the median is $58.75 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Ottawa, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AdventHealth Ottawa lowest Ottawa, KS · (785) 229-8200 HC CSF CULTURE WITH GRAM STAIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $269.03 | $269.03 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS · (785) 229-8200 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI CULTURE+9 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $513.18 | $513.18 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS · (785) 229-8200 HC SPUTUM CULTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $520.91 | $520.91 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $269.03, median $269.03, highest $269.03.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $269.03. 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.