Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Ripley, WV
In Ripley, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $75.00 to $75.00, with a median of $75.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $50.50 at 34 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 — 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 Ripley, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson General Hospital lowest Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC source file | $75.00 | $150.00 | — | 50% |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV · (304) 372-2731 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC source file | $79.00 | $158.00 | — | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $75.00, median $75.00, highest $75.00.
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.