Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Russellville, AL
In Russellville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $41.60 to $109.00, with a median of $75.30. The lowest listed price is at Russellville Hospital — $33.70 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $76.99 at 45 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 31, 2026 and Jul 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 Russellville, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Hospital lowest Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE GENITAL | $41.60 | $160.00 | $6.03–$96.00 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE GASTRIC | $62.53 | $240.50 | $6.03–$144.30 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE SPUTUM | $62.53 | $240.50 | $6.03–$144.30 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE THROAT | $78.65 | $302.50 | $6.03–$181.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULT NASOPHARYNGEAL | $92.43 | $355.50 | $6.03–$213.30 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE CSF | $98.15 | $377.50 | $6.03–$226.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE BRONCH WASH | $98.15 | $377.50 | $6.03–$226.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE BODY FLUID | $98.15 | $377.50 | $6.03–$226.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE SURGICAL | $98.15 | $377.50 | $6.03–$226.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE WOUND | $98.15 | $377.50 | $6.03–$226.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE WOUND NON SURGICAL | $98.15 | $377.50 | $6.03–$226.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 TUBE, FEEDING ROSS-FLEXIFLO | $109.00 | $109.00 | $8.51–$85.02 | — | — source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-TCAP, CULTURE THROAT ALL | $112.50 | $112.50 | $7.00–$87.75 | — | — source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE CATHETER TIP | $133.25 | $512.50 | $6.03–$307.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE EAR | $133.25 | $512.50 | $6.03–$307.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville, AL · (256) 332-1611 CULTURE EYE | $133.25 | $512.50 | $6.03–$307.50 | 74% | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 LAB-LEGIONELLA CULTURE, ISO & | $175.00 | $175.00 | $20.91–$136.50 | — | — source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $348.00 | $348.00 | $7.00–$271.44 | — | — source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay, AL · (256) 356-9532 COIL EMBL 3CM 2MM 10IN CMPLX | $8,883.00 | $8,883.00 | $8.51–$6,928.74 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.60, median $75.30, highest $109.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $75.30. 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 1 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.