Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Edenton, NC
In Edenton, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $14.56 to $14.56, with a median of $14.56. Across North Carolina, the median is $77.74 at 61 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Edenton, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital lowest Edenton, NC · (252) 482-8451 1273 Culture Other Specimn Aerobic-Ref-Qu | $14.56 | $26.00 | $8.06–$24.70 | 44% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC · (252) 482-8451 Culture Other Specimn Aerobic-Ref | $124.88 | $223.00 | $69.13–$211.85 | 44% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton, NC · (252) 482-8451 Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic | $124.88 | $223.00 | $69.13–$211.85 | 44% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.56, median $14.56, highest $14.56.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $14.56. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.