Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Urban Honolulu, HI
In Urban Honolulu, HI, 8 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $41.40 to $140.70, with a median of $76.95. The lowest listed price is at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children and 2 other hospitals — $35.55 less than the median here. Across Hawaii, the median is $80.40 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 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 Feb 12, 2026 and Feb 12, 2026.
Lowest$41.40Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children + 2 more
Median$76.95half pay less
Highest$140.70in this market
Difference3.4×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Urban Honolulu, HI.
median
Lowest $41.40Highest $140.70
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children lowest Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, METH RESIS STAPH (MRSA) | $41.40 | $69.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center lowest Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, METH RESIS STAPH (MRSA) | $41.40 | $69.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital lowest Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, METH RESIS STAPH (MRSA) | $41.40 | $69.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,SPUTUM, RFLX SENS | $58.20 | $97.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,SPUTUM, RFLX SENS | $58.20 | $97.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,SPUTUM, RFLX SENS | $58.20 | $97.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, FLUID, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, FLUID,REFLEX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,GENITAL(AEROBIC),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,GNTL AER,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULT,GNTL AER,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, MISC, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULT, MISC,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,NASAL,REFLEX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,RESPIRATORY, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, RESPIRATORY RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, SPUTUM | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,STERILITY | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, THROAT | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,WOUND (AER),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, WOUND, AEROBIC | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, WOUND(AEROBIC),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULT, BACTERIAL | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, FLUID,REFLEX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, BRONCHIAL, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, BRONC WASH | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULT,CSF,RFLX SENS(SPINAL FLUID) | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE, CSF RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,CATH TIP,RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,CATH TIP,RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, FLUID, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,GENITAL(AEROBIC),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,GNTL AER,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULT,GNTL AER,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, MISC, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULT, MISC,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,NASAL,REFLEX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,RESPIRATORY, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, RESPIRATORY RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, SPUTUM | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,STERILITY | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, THROAT | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,WOUND (AER),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, WOUND, AEROBIC | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, WOUND(AEROBIC),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULT, BACTERIAL | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, BRONCHIAL, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, BRONC WASH | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULT,CSF,RFLX SENS(SPINAL FLUID) | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, CSF RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,CATH TIP,RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, FLUID, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, FLUID,REFLEX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,GENITAL(AEROBIC),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,GNTL AER,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULT,GNTL AER,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, MISC, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULT, MISC,RFX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,NASAL,REFLEX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,RESPIRATORY, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, RESPIRATORY RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, SPUTUM | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,STERILITY | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, THROAT | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,WOUND (AER),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, WOUND, AEROBIC | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE, WOUND(AEROBIC),RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULT, BACTERIAL | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, BRONCHIAL, RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, BRONC WASH | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULT,CSF,RFLX SENS(SPINAL FLUID) | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE, CSF RFLX SENS | $60.60 | $101.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CYSTIC FIBROSIS CULTURE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CYSTIC FIBROSIS CULTURE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CYSTIC FIBROSIS CULTURE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 BONE MARROW CULTURE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE TISSUE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 BONE MARROW CULTURE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE TISSUE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 BONE MARROW CULTURE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE TISSUE | $61.20 | $102.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital Honolulu, HI · (808) 522-4000 CULTURE,GNTL AEROBIC RFX SENS | $65.40 | $109.00 | $8.45–$9.48 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center Aiea, HI · (808) 486-6000 CULTURE,GNTL AEROBIC RFX SENS | $65.40 | $109.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children Honolulu, HI · (808) 983-6000 CULTURE,GNTL AEROBIC RFX SENS | $65.40 | $109.00 | $8.45–$21.87 | 40% | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Honolulu, HI · (808) 432-0000 CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $73.50 | $98.00 | $8.00–$41.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu Honolulu, HI · (808) 941-4466 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $80.40 | $80.40 | $6.03–$12.93 | — | — source file |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu Ewa Beach, HI · (808) 538-9011 BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $140.70 | $201.00 | $8.62–$257.71 | 30% | — source file |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa Wahiawa, HI · (808) 538-9011 BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $140.70 | $201.00 | $12.50–$257.71 | 30% | — source file |
| The Queens Medical Center Honolulu, HI · (808) 538-9011 BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $140.70 | $201.00 | $8.62–$35.70 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $41.40, median $76.95, highest $140.70 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $41.40. 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 2 of 8 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.