Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Harbor Beach, MI
In Harbor Beach, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $55.50 to $55.50, with a median of $55.50. Across Michigan, the median is $53.00 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Harbor Beach, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital lowest Harbor Beach, MI · (517) 479-3201 CULTURE CATHETER TIP source file | $55.50 | $74.00 | — | 25% |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach, MI · (517) 479-3201 CULTURE EYE+5 more lines at this price source file | $68.25 | $91.00 | — | 25% |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach, MI · (517) 479-3201 CULTURE CSF source file | $80.25 | $107.00 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $55.50, median $55.50, highest $55.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $55.50. 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.