Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Plainview, TX
In Plainview, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $60.06 to $60.06, with a median of $60.06. Across Texas, the median is $69.48 at 296 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 Plainview, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Hospital Plainview lowest Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $60.06 | $143.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview lowest Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $60.06 | $143.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Hospital Plainview lowest Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $60.06 | $143.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $60.06, median $60.06, highest $60.06.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $60.06. 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.