Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Lanse, MI
In Lanse, MI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $106.00 to $106.00, with a median of $106.00. 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 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 Lanse, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE ABSCESS | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE THROAT | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE EAR | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 **CULTURE OTHER | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE NOSE | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE SPINAL FLUID | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE EYE | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE WOUND | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE SPUTUM | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE VAGINAL | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital lowest Lanse, MI · (906) 524-3300 CULTURE ASPIRATED FLUID | $106.00 | $106.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $106.00, median $106.00, highest $106.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $106.00. 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.