Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Bunkie, LA — inpatient
In Bunkie, LA, 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 $45.00 to $45.00, with a median of $45.00. Across Louisiana, the median is $29.09 at 57 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Bunkie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bunkie General Hospital lowest Bunkie, LA · (318) 346-6681 BODY FLUID CULTURE source file | $45.00 | $45.00 | — | — |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie, LA · (318) 346-6681 CSF CULTURE+1 more line at this price source file | $78.00 | $78.00 | — | — |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie, LA · (318) 346-6681 SPUTUM CULTURE+1 more line at this price source file | $100.00 | $100.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $45.00, median $45.00, highest $45.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $45.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.