Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Walla Walla, WA — inpatient
In Walla Walla, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $17.50 to $17.50, with a median of $17.50. Across Washington, the median is $88.20 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Walla Walla, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Mary Medical Center lowest Walla Walla, WA · (509) 522-5900 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - LOWER RESPIR | $17.50 | $25.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA · (509) 522-5900 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - MISC/OTHER/ROUTINE | $46.90 | $67.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA · (509) 522-5900 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $60.90 | $87.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA · (509) 522-5900 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - WOUND | $107.10 | $153.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA · (509) 522-5900 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $113.40 | $162.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA · (509) 522-5900 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $113.40 | $162.00 | — | 30% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $17.50, median $17.50, highest $17.50.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $17.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.