Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Milan, MO — inpatient
In Milan, MO, 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 $35.00 to $35.00, with a median of $35.00. Across Missouri, the median is $68.30 at 64 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 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital lowest Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CSF CULTURE | $35.00 | $35.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE GENITAL | $45.00 | $45.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE AEROBIC | $45.00 | $45.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE THROAT | $50.00 | $50.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE SPUTUM | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE EAR | $62.00 | $62.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 MRSA SCREEN | $65.00 | $65.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE EYE | $80.00 | $80.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan, MO · (660) 265-4212 CULTURE WOUND ASPIRATE | $118.00 | $118.00 | — | — | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $35.00, median $35.00, highest $35.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $35.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.