Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Point Pleasant, WV — inpatient
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) as an inpatient: from $33.24 to $33.24, with a median of $33.24. Across West Virginia, the median is $50.50 at 34 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivers Health lowest Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE ROUTINE | $33.24 | $103.86 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE CATHETER TIP | $37.98 | $118.69 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE SPUTUM | $43.52 | $136.00 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $44.71 | $139.71 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE NASOPHARYNGEAL | $44.71 | $139.71 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE EYE | $44.71 | $139.71 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CUTLURE NOSE | $44.71 | $139.71 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE EAR | $44.71 | $139.71 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE GENITAL TRACT | $46.69 | $145.90 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE CSF | $57.37 | $179.28 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 WOUND CULTURE RECTUM | $60.53 | $189.17 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AEROBE CULTURE (QUEST) | $64.49 | $201.53 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE & SMEAR, LEGIONELLA | $67.26 | $210.19 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AFB CULTURE/STOOL | $70.43 | $220.08 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AFB CULTURE/URINE | $72.80 | $227.50 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 CULTURE WOUND | $73.59 | $229.97 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 ID & SENSI | $98.12 | $306.63 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant, WV · (304) 675-4340 AEROBIC BACTERIAL CULT C DIPTH | $133.72 | $417.89 | $7.76–$200.38 | 68% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $33.24, median $33.24, highest $33.24.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $33.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.