Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Valdosta, GA
In Valdosta, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $156.75 to $156.75, with a median of $156.75. The lowest listed price is at South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $82.46 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Valdosta, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus lowest Lakeland, GA · (229) 482-8402 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC source file | $156.75 | $209.00 | $8.62–$12.93 | 25% |
| South Georgia Medical Center lowest Valdosta, GA · (229) 333-1020 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC source file | $156.75 | $209.00 | $6.85–$11.21 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $156.75, median $156.75, highest $156.75.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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.