Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Point Pleasant, WV
In Point Pleasant, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $33.24 to $33.24, with a median of $33.24. 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 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 22, 2025 and Nov 22, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Point Pleasant, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Health lowest Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE ROUTINE File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $33.24 | $103.86 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE CATHETER TIP File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $37.98 | $118.69 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE SPUTUM File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $43.52 | $136.00 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE RESPIRATORY+4 more lines at this price File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $44.71 | $139.71 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE GENITAL TRACT File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $46.69 | $145.90 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE CSF File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $57.37 | $179.28 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 WOUND CULTURE RECTUM File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $60.53 | $189.17 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AEROBE CULTURE (QUEST) File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $64.49 | $201.53 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE & SMEAR, LEGIONELLA File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $67.26 | $210.19 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AFB CULTURE/STOOL File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $70.43 | $220.08 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AFB CULTURE/URINE File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $72.80 | $227.50 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE WOUND File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $73.59 | $229.97 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 ID & SENSI File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $98.12 | $306.63 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AEROBIC BACTERIAL CULT C DIPTH File of Nov 22, 2025 · source file | $133.72 | $417.89 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% |
Outpatient: lowest $33.24, median $33.24, highest $33.24.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $33.24. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is 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.