Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Polson, MT
In Polson, MT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $46.40 to $46.40, with a median of $46.40. Across Montana, the median is $65.00 at 21 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 Polson, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center lowest Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - DIALYSIS/DIALYSATE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $46.40 | $58.00 | — | 20% |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $81.60 | $102.00 | — | 20% |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT · (406) 883-5377 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $118.40 | $148.00 | — | 20% |
Outpatient: lowest $46.40, median $46.40, highest $46.40.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $46.40. 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.