Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Albany, KY
In Albany, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $15.60 to $15.60, with a median of $15.60. Across Kentucky, the median is $103.20 at 77 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jul 1, 2024 and Jul 1, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albany, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Albany lowest Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $15.60 | $26.00 | $6.71–$21.50 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 NOSE/THROAT CULTURE | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 AEROBIC CULTURE ONLY | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 BACTERIAL CULTURE-AEROBIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 BACT CULTURE SPINAL FLUID | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 BACTERIAL CULTURE SPUTUM | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CULTURE BACTERIAL-OTHER SOURCE | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CULTURE-VAG-URETH-GENIT | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 BACT-SURFACE CULTURE AEROBIC | $19.20 | $32.00 | $6.71–$26.46 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 SYNOVASURE AERO CULT | $30.60 | $51.00 | $6.71–$42.18 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CULTURE SOURCE | $50.40 | $84.00 | $6.71–$69.47 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 NOCARDIA CULTURE | $63.60 | $106.00 | $6.71–$87.66 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CYSTIC RESPIRATORY CULTURE | $74.40 | $124.00 | $6.71–$102.55 | 40% | Jul 1, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.60, median $15.60, highest $15.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.60. 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.