Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Waycross, GA
In Waycross, GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $137.00 to $137.00, with a median of $137.00. Across Georgia, the median is $82.46 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 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 Waycross, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE TISSUE | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE TRACHEA | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE EYE | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE BRONCH WASH | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE ABSCESS | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE SPUTUM | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULT THROAT | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE SKIN | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE GENITAL | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health lowest Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE BODY FLUID | $137.00 | $137.00 | $18.36–$123.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE CSF | $231.00 | $231.00 | $30.95–$207.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULT NOSE | $231.00 | $231.00 | $30.95–$207.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE WOUND | $231.00 | $231.00 | $30.95–$207.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross, GA · (912) 287-2500 CULTURE EAR | $231.00 | $231.00 | $30.95–$207.90 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $137.00, median $137.00, highest $137.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.