Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Pontotoc, MS
In Pontotoc, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $15.05 to $15.05, with a median of $15.05. Across Mississippi, the median is $53.04 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 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 Pontotoc, MS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah lowest Pontotoc, MS · (662) 489-5510 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $15.05 | $35.00 | — | 57% |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc, MS · (662) 489-5510 HC CULTURE SPECIAL EYE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $43.43 | $101.00 | — | 57% |
Outpatient: lowest $15.05, median $15.05, highest $15.05.
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.