Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Sterling, CO — inpatient
In Sterling, CO, 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 $11.18 to $11.18, with a median of $11.18. Across Colorado, the median is $107.50 at 43 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 23, 2026 and Sep 23, 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 Sterling, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling Regional Medical Center lowest Sterling, CO · (970) 522-0122 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC CATHETER TIP+7 more lines at this price File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $11.18 | $26.00 | $17.71–$25.14 | 57% |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO · (970) 522-0122 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC EYE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $26.23 | $61.00 | $41.54–$58.99 | 57% |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO · (970) 522-0122 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $32.25 | $75.00 | $51.08–$72.53 | 57% |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling, CO · (970) 522-0122 LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC TISSUE File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $48.16 | $112.00 | $76.27–$108.30 | 57% |
Inpatient: lowest $11.18, median $11.18, highest $11.18.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11.18 — 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 and 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.