Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Youngstown, OH
In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 4 hospitals list a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $44.56 to $61.80, with a median of $61.80. The lowest listed price is at Surgical Hospital at Southwoods — $17.24 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $67.75 at 130 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surgical Hospital at Southwoods lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-8000 """"CULTURE OTHER SOURCE"""" source file | $44.56 | $89.11 | $8.62–$86.51 | 50% |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-2929 HC So Body Fluid Culture source file | $61.80 | $103.00 | — | 40% |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC So Body Fluid Culture source file | $61.80 | $103.00 | — | 40% |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So Body Fluid Culture source file | $61.80 | $103.00 | — | 40% |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-2929 HC Culture, Aerobic source file | $63.60 | $106.00 | — | 40% |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Culture, Aerobic source file | $63.60 | $106.00 | — | 40% |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Culture, Aerobic source file | $63.60 | $106.00 | — | 40% |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol source file | $6,238.80 | $10,398.00 | — | 40% |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol source file | $6,238.80 | $10,398.00 | — | 40% |
| Hmhp St Elizabeth Boardman Health Center Youngstown, OH · (330) 729-2929 HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol source file | $6,238.80 | $10,398.00 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $44.56, median $61.80, highest $61.80 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $61.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.