Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Bowman, ND
In Bowman, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $59.40 to $59.40, with a median of $59.40. Across North Dakota, the median is $64.80 at 28 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 — 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 Bowman, ND.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Healthcare Services lowest Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 CHG CULTURE AEROBIC | $59.40 | $66.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 CULTURE MISCELLANEOUS | $80.10 | $89.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $80.10 | $89.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 CULTURE GENITAL | $80.10 | $89.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 CULTURE EYE EAR | $80.10 | $89.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman, ND · (701) 523-6555 CULTURE THROAT STREP A | $80.10 | $89.00 | — | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $59.40, median $59.40, highest $59.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $59.40. 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.