Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Montpelier, OH
In Montpelier, OH, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $68.50 to $68.50, with a median of $68.50. Across Ohio, the median is $67.75 at 130 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Montpelier, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Montpelier Hospital lowest Montpelier, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Cult Aerobic W/Iso & Pres Id File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $68.50 | $137.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Montpelier Hospital Montpelier, OH · (419) 636-1131 Hc Culture Misc. File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $115.50 | $231.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $68.50, median $68.50, highest $68.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $68.50. 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.