Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Meadville, MS — inpatient
In Meadville, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) as an inpatient: from $30.00 to $30.00, with a median of $30.00. Across Mississippi, the median is $53.04 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Meadville, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital lowest Meadville, MS · (601) 384-5801 FMG LOWER RESP CULTURE | $30.00 | $30.00 | $7.76–$25.50 | — | — source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital lowest Meadville, MS · (601) 384-5801 UPPER RESPIRATORY CULTURE (NOSE/THROAT) | $30.00 | $30.00 | $7.76–$25.50 | — | — source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital lowest Meadville, MS · (601) 384-5801 LOWER RESPIRATORY CULTURE | $30.00 | $30.00 | $7.76–$25.50 | — | — source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville, MS · (601) 384-5801 CULTURE, BODY FLUID, STERILE | $35.00 | $35.00 | $7.76–$29.75 | — | — source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville, MS · (601) 384-5801 CULTURE, WOUND AOS EXCEPT URINE - CL | $48.00 | $48.00 | $7.76–$40.80 | — | — source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville, MS · (601) 384-5801 FMG ANY SOURCE EXC URINE | $48.00 | $48.00 | $7.76–$40.80 | — | — source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville, MS · (601) 384-5801 CULTURE, WOUND AOS EXCEPT URINE | $53.00 | $53.00 | $7.76–$45.05 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $30.00, median $30.00, highest $30.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $30.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.