Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Taylorville, IL — inpatient
In Taylorville, IL, 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 $34.25 to $34.25, with a median of $34.25. Across Illinois, the median is $91.00 at 106 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 3, 2025 and Nov 3, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Taylorville, IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pana Community Hospital lowest Pana, IL · (217) 562-2131 Aerobic Culture Body Fluid SMH File of Nov 3, 2025 · source file | $34.25 | $34.25 | $16.38–$195.14 | — |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana, IL · (217) 562-2131 Body Fluid Culture Aer/Ana/GS LC File of Nov 3, 2025 · source file | $52.50 | $52.50 | $16.38–$195.14 | — |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana, IL · (217) 562-2131 Aerobic Cult, Extended LC+1 more line at this price File of Nov 3, 2025 · source file | $65.75 | $65.75 | $16.38–$195.14 | — |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana, IL · (217) 562-2131 Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture LC File of Nov 3, 2025 · source file | $98.00 | $98.00 | $16.38–$195.14 | — |
| Pana Community Hospital Pana, IL · (217) 562-2131 Ear Culture+5 more lines at this price File of Nov 3, 2025 · source file | $221.75 | $221.75 | $16.38–$195.14 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $34.25, median $34.25, highest $34.25.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.25 — 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.