Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient
In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $84.00 to $162.40, with a median of $104.58. The lowest listed price is at Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital — $20.58 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $88.20 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital lowest Spokane, WA · (509) 474-3131 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - CSF File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $84.00 | $120.00 | — | 30% |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - RESPIRATORY+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.20 | $126.00 | — | 30% |
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $104.58 | $149.40 | — | 30% |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER- BODY FLUID+8 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $119.00 | $170.00 | — | 30% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - CENTRAL LINE+10 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $127.40 | $182.00 | — | 30% |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - WOUND CULTURE+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $162.40 | $232.00 | — | 30% |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - W/ISOLATION+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $165.20 | $236.00 | — | 30% |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - EXCEPT BLOOD+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $173.60 | $248.00 | — | 30% |
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center Spokane, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $266.49 | $380.70 | — | 30% |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - CSF File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $289.10 | $413.00 | — | 30% |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 474-3131 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - CENTRAL LINE+14 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $379.40 | $542.00 | — | 30% |
Inpatient: lowest $84.00, median $104.58, highest $162.40 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $96.39 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.