Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Portland, OR — inpatient
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $14.85 to $37.50, with a median of $35.70. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center — $20.85 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $52.38 at 47 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 9 cities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$14.85Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Median$35.70half pay less
Highest$37.50in this market
Difference2.5×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
median
Lowest $14.85Highest $168.35
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC CULT AEROBIC | $14.85 | $22.85 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CULTURE AEROBIC | $16.96 | $26.10 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULTURE AEROBIC | $16.96 | $26.10 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC CULTURE AEROBIC | $16.96 | $26.10 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE AEROBIC | $16.96 | $26.10 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CULTURE AEROBIC | $16.96 | $26.10 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $35.70 | $42.00 | $11.00–$34.76 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $35.70 | $42.00 | $11.00–$34.76 | 15% | — source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $37.50 | $50.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $37.50 | $50.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $37.50 | $50.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $37.50 | $50.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $37.50 | $50.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-RESPIR LOWER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-IV CATH TIP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-CSF | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-CSF | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REACT UNIT | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-EAR | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-EYE SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-ENVIRONMENTAL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-GENITAL-FEMALE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-WOUND-SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-WOUND-DEEP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-EAR | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-EYE SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-ENVIRONMENTAL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-GENITAL-FEMALE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-WOUND-SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-WOUND-DEEP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-RESPIR LOWER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-IV CATH TIP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-CSF | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REACT UNIT | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-EAR | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-EYE SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-ENVIRONMENTAL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-GENITAL-FEMALE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-WOUND-SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-WOUND-DEEP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-RESPIR LOWER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-IV CATH TIP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REACT UNIT | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-EAR | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-EYE SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-ENVIRONMENTAL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-GENITAL-FEMALE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-WOUND-SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-WOUND-DEEP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-RESPIR LOWER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-IV CATH TIP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE-CSF | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REACT UNIT | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-EAR | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-EYE SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-ENVIRONMENTAL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-GENITAL-FEMALE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-WOUND-SURFACE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-WOUND-DEEP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-SURGICAL TISSUE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-RESPIR LOWER | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-IV CATH TIP | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-CSF | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHR SOURCE | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REACT UNIT | $48.75 | $65.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID | $52.65 | $81.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID | $52.65 | $81.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID | $52.65 | $81.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID | $52.65 | $81.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID | $52.65 | $81.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE AEROBIC | $72.15 | $111.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE THROAT | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULT AEROBIC | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULT AEROBIC | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULTURE THROAT | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CULTURE THROAT | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CULTURE THROAT | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CULT AEROBIC | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CULT AEROBIC | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULT AEROBIC | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE THROAT | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC CULTURE THROAT | $101.40 | $156.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC CULTURE PHARMACEUTICALS | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE PHARMACEUTICALS | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC CULTURE PHARMACEUTICALS | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC CULTURE PHARMACEUTICALS | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC CULTURE PHARMACEUTICALS | $168.35 | $259.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.85, median $35.70, highest $37.50 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $37.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87070 ($92.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAHC CULTURE PHARMACEUTICALS | $5.92 | file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAHC CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL | $6.09 | file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WAHC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID | $9.10 | file |