Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Hugo, CO
In Hugo, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $135.00 to $135.00, with a median of $135.00. Across Colorado, the median is $103.55 at 48 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 Jun 4, 2026 and Jun 4, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Hugo, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Health lowest Hugo, CO · (719) 743-2421 Body fluid culture+3 more lines at this price File of Jun 4, 2026 · source file | $135.00 | $135.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $135.00, median $135.00, highest $135.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $135.00. 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.