Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Goldendale, WA
In Goldendale, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $120.00 to $120.00, with a median of $120.00. Across Washington, the median is $88.20 at 59 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 Dec 2, 2024 and Dec 2, 2024.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale, WA · (509) 773-4022 CULT AERO NOT URINE/BLD/STOOL | $120.00 | $150.00 | — | 20% | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $120.00, median $120.00, highest $120.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $120.00. 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.