Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Havana, IL
In Havana, IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $30.80 to $30.80, with a median of $30.80. Across Illinois, the median is $90.00 at 107 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 Havana, IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason District Hospital lowest Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE ABSCESS/WOUND SPECIFY | $30.80 | $38.50 | $28.76 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE THROAT | $32.80 | $41.00 | $30.63 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE SPUTUM | $32.80 | $41.00 | $30.63 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE VAGINAL | $33.20 | $41.50 | $31.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE EAR | $33.20 | $41.50 | $31.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE EYE | $33.20 | $41.50 | $31.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE URETHRAL | $33.20 | $41.50 | $31.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE BODY FLUID SPECIFY | $33.20 | $41.50 | $31.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 OR CULTURE NOSE | $33.20 | $41.50 | $31.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Mason District Hospital Havana, IL · (309) 543-4431 .EMP HEALTH -- THROAT CULTURE | $60.40 | $75.50 | $56.40 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $30.80, median $30.80, highest $30.80.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.