Bacterial culture (wound) cost in DeKalb, MS — inpatient
In DeKalb, MS, 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 $12.42 to $12.42, with a median of $12.42. Across Mississippi, the median is $53.04 at 53 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 DeKalb, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital lowest DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $12.42 | $18.00 | — | 31% |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC RESPIRATORY CULTURE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.57 | $53.00 | — | 31% |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC CULTURE, ROUTINE AEROBIC File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $124.89 | $181.00 | — | 31% |
Inpatient: lowest $12.42, median $12.42, highest $12.42.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.42 — 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.