Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Hartford, KY
In Hartford, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $12.50 to $12.50, with a median of $12.50. Across Kentucky, the median is $103.20 at 77 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 Hartford, KY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE NASAL | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS CULTURE | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE EYE | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE CANNULA INDWELL LINES | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 AEROBIC BOD FL EXT CULT 180803 | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE ABSCESS | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE NASAL FOR MRSA | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE THROAT | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE, SOURCE ANY OTHER | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE FLUID | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE SPUTUM | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE FEEDING TUBE | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE IV SITE | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE WOUND | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
| Ohio County Hospital lowest Hartford, KY · (270) 298-7411 CULTURE GENITAL | $12.50 | $25.00 | $2.37–$24.00 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.50, median $12.50, highest $12.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $12.50. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87070 ($91.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford, KYAEROBIC W ISOL EXPT UR/BLD/STL | $9.00 | file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford, KYAEROBIC W ISOLAT EXCEPT BLOOD | $9.00 | file |
| Ohio County Hospital Hartford, KYSMEAR GR/GIEMSA STAIN BAC,FUNG | $9.00 | file |