Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Staunton, VA
In Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $11.00 to $11.00, with a median of $11.00. Across Virginia, the median is $68.95 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Or Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Fluid Not Csf Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Throat Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Wounds-Misc Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Sputum Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Eye Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Ear Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Nasal & Sinus Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Genital Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 M-Csf Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 Uva-Aerobic Culture | $66.00 | $132.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Augusta Health Fishersville, VA · (540) 332-4000 Cystic Fibrosis Respiratory Cu | $75.00 | $150.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.00, median $11.00, highest $11.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.