Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Grants, NM
In Grants, NM, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $44.50 to $44.50, with a median of $44.50. Across New Mexico, the median is $84.78 at 19 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 — 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 Grants, NM.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cibola General Hospital lowest Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE SPUTUM MB TC | $44.50 | $55.62 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE CEREBRAL SPINAL FLUID MB TC | $55.21 | $69.01 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE WOUND MB TC | $66.74 | $83.43 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CATHETER TIP CULTURE SEMIQUANT TC | $68.39 | $85.49 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE BODY FLUID MB TC | $103.82 | $129.78 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 PRELIM CULTURE RESULT TC | $104.65 | $130.81 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE TISSUE MB TC | $124.42 | $155.53 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE CATHETER TIP MB TC | $155.74 | $194.67 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE GENITAL MB TC | $155.74 | $194.67 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE BRONCHIAL WASH MB TC | $155.74 | $194.67 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE EAR MB TC | $155.74 | $194.67 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 CULTURE EYE MB TC | $155.74 | $194.67 | $5.60–$175.20 | 20% | — source file |
| Cibola General Hospital Grants, NM · (505) 287-5300 SPUTUM CULTURE TC | $181.28 | $226.60 | $5.60–$203.94 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $44.50, median $44.50, highest $44.50.
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.