Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Calais, ME
In Calais, ME, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $83.00 to $83.00, with a median of $83.00. Across Maine, the median is $61.51 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Calais, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Culture (Throat)quest | $83.00 | $111.00 | $20.00–$102.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital lowest Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Culture (Ear-external)quest | $83.00 | $111.00 | $20.00–$102.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Culturebord Pertussis State | $91.00 | $121.00 | $21.00–$111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Catheter Tip Culture (Venous/arterial) | $91.00 | $121.00 | $21.00–$111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Culturebody Fluid | $91.00 | $121.00 | $21.00–$111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 .Wound Culture | $91.00 | $121.00 | $21.00–$111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 .Culture | $91.00 | $121.00 | $21.00–$111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 .Other Source (Cf Culture) | $91.00 | $121.00 | $21.00–$111.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Calais Community Hospital Calais, ME · (207) 454-7521 Culturewound Ali | $91.00 | $121.00 | $21.00–$111.00 | 25% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $83.00, median $83.00, highest $83.00.
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.