Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Wilmington, OH
In Wilmington, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $22.05 to $22.05, with a median of $22.05. Across Ohio, the median is $68.50 at 131 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Wilmington, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Memorial Hospital lowest Wilmington, OH · (937) 382-9335 CULT-ROUTINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.05 | $44.10 | — | 50% |
| Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington, OH · (937) 382-9335 PRESUMPTIVE ID AEROB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.65 | $65.30 | — | 50% |
| Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington, OH · (937) 382-9335 CULT-EYE+10 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $53.30 | $106.60 | — | 50% |
| Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington, OH · (937) 382-9335 CULT-CSF File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $62.65 | $125.30 | — | 50% |
| Clinton Memorial Hospital Wilmington, OH · (937) 382-9335 CULT-ENVIRONMENTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $71.35 | $142.70 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $22.05, median $22.05, highest $22.05.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $22.05. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.