Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Anchorage, AK
In Anchorage, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $106.86 to $106.86, with a median of $106.86. Across Alaska, the median is $144.65 at 16 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 Anchorage, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Elias Specialty Hospital lowest Anchorage, AK HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.86 | $137.00 | — | 22% |
Outpatient: lowest $106.86, median $106.86, highest $106.86.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $106.86. 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.