Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Salt Lake City, UT — inpatient
In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 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 $26.18 to $26.18, with a median of $26.18. Across Utah, the median is $102.73 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Bacterial Culture | $26.18 | $37.40 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Sterility | $27.09 | $38.70 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Cerebrospinal Fluid | $54.95 | $78.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Catheter Tip Semiquantitat | $54.95 | $78.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Body Fluid | $54.95 | $78.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Bone Marrow | $54.95 | $78.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Respiratory | $59.85 | $85.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Wound | $59.85 | $85.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Ear | $59.85 | $85.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Bronchoscopy | $59.85 | $85.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Tissue | $59.85 | $85.50 | $4.94–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Eye | $59.85 | $85.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Nocardia | $62.16 | $88.80 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Unusual Organism | $64.68 | $92.40 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Helicobacter Pylori, Culture | $71.26 | $101.80 | $4.94–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Cystic Respiratory | $91.77 | $131.10 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
| University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Culture, Bone | $108.15 | $154.50 | $7.24–$40.39 | 30% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.18, median $26.18, highest $26.18.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $242.78 — 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. 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.