Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Martin, SD
In Martin, SD, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $104.00 to $104.00, with a median of $104.00. Across South Dakota, the median is $85.30 at 18 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 Martin, SD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home lowest Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 CULTURE RESPIRATORY source file | $104.00 | $104.00 | — | — |
| Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 JOINT FLUID CULTURE source file | $114.00 | $114.00 | — | — |
| Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 LOWER REPIRATORY CULTURE BACTERIAL source file | $289.54 | $289.54 | — | — |
| Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 UPPER RESPIRATORY CULTURE source file | $297.41 | $297.41 | — | — |
| Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home Martin, SD · (605) 685-6622 CULTURE SPUTUM+2 more lines at this price source file | $316.21 | $316.21 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $104.00, median $104.00, highest $104.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $104.00. 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.