Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Savannah, GA
In Savannah, GA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $47.70 to $70.00, with a median of $47.70. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital - Savannah and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $82.46 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities 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 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Savannah, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Culture, Mrsa Surveilance File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.70 | $159.00 | — | 70% |
| Candler Hospital lowest Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Culture, Mrsa Surveilance File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file | $47.70 | $159.00 | — | 70% |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah, GA · (912) 819-4100 Culture, Other, Source+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $58.50 | $195.00 | — | 70% |
| Candler Hospital Savannah, GA · (912) 819-5290 Catheter Tip Culture; Oth Src+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2025 · source file | $58.50 | $195.00 | — | 70% |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA · (912) 350-3691 CULTURE RESPIRATORY+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $70.00 | $12.60–$63.00 | — |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA · (912) 350-3691 CULTURE EYE File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $171.00 | $171.00 | $30.78–$153.90 | — |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA · (912) 350-3691 CULTURE BRONCHIAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $179.00 | $179.00 | $32.22–$161.10 | — |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA · (912) 350-3691 CULT NASOPHARYNGEAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $213.00 | $213.00 | $38.34–$191.70 | — |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA · (912) 350-3691 CULT THROAT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $266.00 | $266.00 | $47.88–$239.40 | — |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah, GA · (912) 350-3691 CULTURE CERVICAL+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $294.00 | $294.00 | $52.92–$264.60 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $47.70, median $47.70, highest $70.00 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $47.70. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.