Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Amory, MS
In Amory, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $15.05 to $15.05, with a median of $15.05. Across Mississippi, the median is $53.04 at 53 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 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 Amory, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory lowest Amory, MS · (662) 256-7111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. | $15.05 | $35.00 | — | 57% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory, MS · (662) 256-7111 HC CULTURE SPECIAL EYE | $43.43 | $101.00 | — | 57% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.05, median $15.05, highest $15.05.
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.