Bacterial culture (wound) cost in San Augustine, TX — inpatient
In San Augustine, TX, 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 $35.37 to $35.37, with a median of $35.37. Across Texas, the median is $67.00 at 270 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 San Augustine, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine lowest San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 CF-STREP A CULTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $35.37 | $235.80 | $58.95–$235.80 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 CULTURE AEROBIC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $54.86 | $365.73 | $91.44–$365.73 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 STREP A CULTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $54.87 | $365.75 | $91.44–$365.75 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 ORTHOPEDIC CULTURE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $54.90 | $366.00 | $91.50–$366.00 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 CF-CULTURE AEROBIC File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $56.30 | $375.30 | $93.83–$375.30 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 CULTURE CSF File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $60.38 | $402.50 | $100.63–$402.50 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $60.75 | $405.00 | $101.25–$405.00 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 CF-CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $62.55 | $417.00 | $104.25–$417.00 | 85% |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TX · (936) 275-3446 CULTURE BODY FLUID STERILE File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $71.25 | $475.00 | $118.75–$475.00 | 85% |
Inpatient: lowest $35.37, median $35.37, highest $35.37.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $35.37 — 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 and below every plan's rate. 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87070 ($87.75). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TXEL CULTURE AEROBIC | $4.35 | file |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TXEL SPUTUM CULTURE | $5.25 | file |
| Memorial Medical Center San Augustine San Augustine, TXCULTURE GENITAL LABCORP | $7.94 | file |