Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Petersburg, WV
In Petersburg, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $17.60 to $17.60, with a median of $17.60. Across West Virginia, the median is $50.50 at 35 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 Jul 12, 2026 and Jul 12, 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 Petersburg, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Memorial Hospital lowest Petersburg, WV · (304) 257-1026 BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $17.60 | $22.00 | — | 20% |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV · (304) 257-1026 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC File of Jul 12, 2026 · source file | $23.20 | $29.00 | — | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $17.60, median $17.60, highest $17.60.
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.