Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Tulsa, OK
In Tulsa, OK, 17 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $15.71 to $230.10, with a median of $70.00. The lowest listed price is at Wagoner Community Hospital — $54.29 less than the median here. Across Oklahoma, the median is $44.13 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 10 cities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 24, 2026 and Sep 26, 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 Tulsa, OK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wagoner Community Hospital lowest Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 CULTURE CATH TIP source file | $15.71 | $31.42 | $7.67–$10.78 | 50% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 source file | $23.90 | $64.60 | $9.12–$32.30 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 source file | $23.90 | $64.60 | $9.12–$32.30 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 source file | $23.90 | $64.60 | $9.12–$32.30 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 source file | $23.90 | $64.60 | $9.12–$32.30 | 63% |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa, OK · (918) 388-5701 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic source file | $23.97 | $95.90 | $4.26–$62.34 | 75% |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL+1 more line at this price source file | $29.50 | $59.00 | $7.67–$10.78 | 50% |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee, OK · (918) 756-4233 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic File of Jan 24, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $50.00 | $8.62–$57.50 | 40% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 NOCARDIA CULT AND GRM STN- 17400 source file | $30.16 | $81.50 | $9.12–$40.75 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 NOCARDIA CULT AND GRM STN- 17400 source file | $30.16 | $81.50 | $9.12–$40.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 NOCARDIA CULT AND GRM STN- 17400 source file | $30.16 | $81.50 | $9.12–$40.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 NOCARDIA CULT AND GRM STN- 17400 source file | $30.16 | $81.50 | $9.12–$40.75 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 CULTURE ENVIRONMENT- 45315+11 more lines at this price source file | $55.50 | $150.00 | $9.12–$75.00 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 CULTURE ENVIRONMENT- 45315+11 more lines at this price source file | $55.50 | $150.00 | $9.12–$75.00 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 CULTURE ENVIRONMENT- 45315+11 more lines at this price source file | $55.50 | $150.00 | $9.12–$75.00 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 CULTURE ENVIRONMENT- 45315+11 more lines at this price source file | $55.50 | $150.00 | $9.12–$75.00 | 63% |
| St John Owasso Owasso, OK · (918) 274-5100 PERTUSSIS CULTURE- 45309 source file | $60.22 | $162.75 | $9.12–$81.38 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 744-2296 PERTUSSIS CULTURE- 45309 source file | $60.22 | $162.75 | $9.12–$81.38 | 63% |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa, OK · (918) 224-4280 PERTUSSIS CULTURE- 45309 source file | $60.22 | $162.75 | $9.12–$81.38 | 63% |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks, OK · (918) 994-8100 PERTUSSIS CULTURE- 45309 source file | $60.22 | $162.75 | $9.12–$81.38 | 63% |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 CULTURE WOUND+9 more lines at this price source file | $64.50 | $129.00 | $7.67–$10.78 | 50% |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland, OK · (918) 358-2501 INFECTIOUS AGENT NUCLEIC ACID DNA RNA GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS AMPLIFIED PROBE+1 more line at this price source file | $66.40 | $83.00 | $7.67–$83.00 | 20% |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska, OK · (918) 287-3232 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic File of Sep 26, 2026 · source file | $70.00 | $125.00 | $10.78–$125.00 | 44% |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner, OK · (918) 485-5514 CULTURE NOSE source file | $72.50 | $145.00 | $7.67–$10.78 | 50% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore, OK · (918) 341-2556 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic source file | $76.20 | $254.00 | $7.67–$198.12 | 70% |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Sputum Culture+1 more line at this price File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $86.20 | $86.20 | $7.76–$73.27 | — |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 294-4499 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic source file | $143.70 | $479.00 | $3.62–$383.20 | 70% |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa, OK · (918) 494-8467 Hc Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $167.04 | $417.60 | — | 60% |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa, OK · (918) 307-6010 Hc Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $167.04 | $417.60 | — | 60% |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta, OK · (918) 650-1511 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic source file | $187.50 | $625.00 | $7.67–$625.00 | 70% |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso, OK · (918) 376-8000 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic source file | $224.70 | $749.00 | $3.62–$749.00 | 70% |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa, OK · (918) 579-1000 Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic source file | $230.10 | $767.00 | $5.17–$767.00 | 70% |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Tulsa Tulsa, OK Aerobic culture File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $252.90 | $252.90 | $7.76–$214.97 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $15.71, median $70.00, highest $230.10 — a 14.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $86.20. 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 13 of 15 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.