Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Albany, KY — inpatient
In Albany, KY, 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 $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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Medical Center at Albany lowest Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC File of Jul 1, 2024 · source file | $15.60 | $26.00 | $10.17–$20.41 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 NOSE/THROAT CULTURE+7 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2024 · source file | $19.20 | $32.00 | $12.51–$25.18 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 SYNOVASURE AERO CULT File of Jul 1, 2024 · source file | $30.60 | $51.00 | $19.94–$40.13 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CULTURE SOURCE File of Jul 1, 2024 · source file | $50.40 | $84.00 | $32.84–$66.10 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 NOCARDIA CULTURE File of Jul 1, 2024 · source file | $63.60 | $106.00 | $41.44–$83.41 | 40% |
| The Medical Center at Albany Albany, KY · (606) 387-3651 CYSTIC RESPIRATORY CULTURE File of Jul 1, 2024 · source file | $74.40 | $124.00 | $48.48–$97.58 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $15.60, median $15.60, highest $15.60.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.