Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Cordova, AK
In Cordova, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $125.50 to $125.50, with a median of $125.50. 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 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 10, 2026 and Mar 10, 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 Cordova, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cordova Community Medical Center lowest Cordova, AK · (907) 424-8000 CULTURE, EAR, EXTERNAL+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 10, 2026 · source file | $125.50 | $251.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $125.50, median $125.50, highest $125.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $125.50. 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.