Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Terre Haute, IN
In Terre Haute, IN, 5 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $91.20 to $154.20, with a median of $108.75. The lowest listed price is at Union Hospital Regional and 1 other hospital — $17.55 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $93.42 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities 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 Jun 10, 2026 and Jun 10, 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 Terre Haute, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union Hospital Regional lowest Terre Haute, IN · (812) 232-0021 Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $91.20 | $152.00 | $4.26–$146.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Union Hospital Terre Haute lowest Terre Haute, IN · (812) 238-7606 Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $91.20 | $152.00 | $4.26–$146.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Sullivan County Community Hospital Sullivan, IN · (812) 268-4311 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $108.75 | $145.00 | $8.62–$123.25 | 25% | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital Clinton Clinton, IN · (765) 832-1234 Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $120.60 | $201.00 | $8.62–$193.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil, IN · (812) 442-2500 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $154.20 | $257.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil, IN · (812) 442-2500 #CULT BACT OTH SRC;AER | $154.20 | $257.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil, IN · (812) 442-2500 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $160.80 | $268.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
| St. Vincent Clay Hospital Brazil, IN · (812) 442-2500 CULT BACT OTHSRC EX URN/BLD/ST | $160.80 | $268.00 | $2.65–$19.65 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $91.20, median $108.75, highest $154.20 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $154.20. 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 4 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.