Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Visalia, CA — inpatient
In Visalia, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $136.00 to $136.00, with a median of $136.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across California, the median is $133.00 at 193 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 14, 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 Visalia, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital lowest Visalia, CA Environmental Culture+1 more line at this price File of Jul 10, 2026 · source file | $136.00 | $136.00 | $115.60–$122.40 | — |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center lowest Visalia, CA · (559) 624-2000 Environmental Culture+1 more line at this price File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $136.00 | $136.00 | $64.87–$136.00 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $136.00, median $136.00, highest $136.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $136.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.