Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Plymouth, IN
In Plymouth, IN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $14.95 to $18.85, with a median of $16.90. The lowest listed price is at Community Hospital of Bremen — $1.95 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $93.42 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities 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 Jan 1, 2026 and Mar 31, 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 Plymouth, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Community Hospital of Bremen lowest Bremen, IN · (574) 546-2211 87070 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $14.95 | $23.00 | $7.13–$29.90 | 35% | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Wound | $18.85 | $29.00 | $4.81–$29.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Throat | $18.85 | $29.00 | $4.81–$29.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Catheter Tip | $18.85 | $29.00 | $4.81–$29.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Peritoneal Fluid | $27.30 | $42.00 | $4.81–$42.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Wound | $118.95 | — | $4.81–$26.03 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp 246947 Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Environmental | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture Wound | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp 35527 Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Eye | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture Sputum | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp 183053 Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Ear | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Genital | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp 180820 Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp 183111 Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp 8302 Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp 8303 Culture Bacterial Other Source | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture Genital | $157.95 | $243.00 | $4.81–$243.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture Respiratory Cystic Fibrosis | $202.15 | $311.00 | $4.81–$311.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture Legionella | $202.15 | $311.00 | $4.81–$311.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Respiratory | $202.15 | $311.00 | $4.81–$311.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture Respiratory | $202.15 | $311.00 | $4.81–$311.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Tissue | $212.55 | $327.00 | $4.81–$327.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture Body Fluid | $212.55 | $327.00 | $4.81–$327.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Labcorp Culture CSF | $212.55 | $327.00 | $4.81–$327.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Plymouth Medical Center Plymouth, IN · (574) 948-4000 HC Culture CSF | $212.55 | $327.00 | $4.81–$327.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.95, median $16.90, highest $18.85 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $16.90. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.