Lab tests CPT 87070 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Roseburg, OR — inpatient

In Roseburg, OR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $77.33 to $77.33, with a median of $77.33. Across Oregon, the median is $52.38 at 47 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$77.33CHI Mercy Health Medical Center
Median$77.33half pay less
Highest$77.33in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
CHI Mercy Health Medical Center Roseburg, OR · (541) 673-0611 CULTURE OTHER SOURCE $77.33 $145.00 $108.75–$137.75 47% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $77.33, median $77.33, highest $77.33.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $67.44 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 and 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.