Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Peru, IN
In Peru, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $127.50 to $127.50, with a median of $127.50. Across Indiana, the median is $93.42 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Peru, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Catheter Tip Culture | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 zzEnvironmental Culture | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Transfusion Reaction Culture | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Foreign Body Culture | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Respiratory Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Body Fluid Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Ear Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Eye Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Genital Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Nasal Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Throat Culture | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Tissue Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Wound Culture without Gram stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Cystic Fibrosis Culture without Gram Stain | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Aerobic Bacterial Culture (LC) | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 B pertussis Nasopharnyx Culture (LC) | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Body Fluid Culture, Sterile (LC) | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Genital Culture, Routine (LC) | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Org ID Bacteria (CQ) | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 Upper Respiratory Culture (LC) | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dukes Memorial Hospital lowest Peru, IN · (765) 472-8000 87070 CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $127.50 | $255.00 | $8.36–$255.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $127.50, median $127.50, highest $127.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $140.25. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.