Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Booneville, AR
In Booneville, AR, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $103.35 to $103.35, with a median of $103.35. Across Arkansas, the median is $38.48 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Booneville, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Booneville lowest Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Sputum | $103.35 | $159.00 | $46.97–$143.10 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville lowest Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Wound Aerobic | $103.35 | $159.00 | $46.97–$143.10 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Any Other Source | $105.30 | $162.00 | $47.86–$145.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Resp Cystic Fibrosis Pt | $105.30 | $162.00 | $47.86–$145.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Spinal Fluid | $105.30 | $162.00 | $7.67–$39.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Ear | $105.30 | $162.00 | $7.67–$39.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Nasopharyngeal | $105.30 | $162.00 | $7.67–$39.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Placenta | $105.30 | $162.00 | $47.86–$145.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Throat | $105.30 | $162.00 | $47.86–$145.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Eye | $105.30 | $162.00 | $7.67–$39.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture IV Catheter Tip | $105.30 | $162.00 | $47.86–$145.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Respiratory | $105.30 | $162.00 | $7.67–$39.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Bone Marrow | $105.30 | $162.00 | $7.67–$39.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Burn Wound | $105.30 | $162.00 | $47.86–$145.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Genital | $105.30 | $162.00 | $47.86–$145.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Aerobic Only | $137.80 | $212.00 | $7.67–$39.32 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville, AR · (479) 675-2800 Culture Bronchial Brush | $141.05 | $217.00 | $64.11–$195.30 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $103.35, median $103.35, highest $103.35.
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.