Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Milan, MO
In Milan, MO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $35.00 to $35.00, with a median of $35.00. Across Missouri, the median is $67.70 at 63 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 Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 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 Milan, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital lowest Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CSF CULTURE File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE GENITAL+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $45.00 | $45.00 | — | — |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE THROAT File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | — |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE SPUTUM File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE EAR File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $62.00 | $62.00 | — | — |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 MRSA SCREEN File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $65.00 | — | — |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE EYE File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $80.00 | $80.00 | — | — |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE WOUND ASPIRATE File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $118.00 | $118.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $35.00, median $35.00, highest $35.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $35.00. 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.