Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Sandersville, GA
In Sandersville, GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $15.50 to $15.50, with a median of $15.50. Across Georgia, the median is $82.46 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 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 Sandersville, GA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington County Regional Medical Center lowest Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 SPUTUM CULTURE source file | $15.50 | $31.00 | $7.58–$25.73 | 50% |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 AEROBE CULTURE source file | $17.00 | $34.00 | $7.58–$28.22 | 50% |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 CULTURE AEROBIC source file | $25.74 | $51.48 | $7.58–$42.73 | 50% |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 THROAT CULT(B) source file | $29.50 | $59.00 | $7.58–$48.97 | 50% |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 THROAT CULTURE+2 more lines at this price source file | $30.50 | $61.00 | $7.58–$50.63 | 50% |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 N&P CULTURE source file | $64.00 | $128.00 | $7.58–$106.24 | 50% |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 THROAT CULTURE(B) source file | $74.50 | $149.00 | $7.58–$123.67 | 50% |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center Sandersville, GA · (478) 240-2100 CSF CULTURE+1 more line at this price source file | $90.00 | $180.00 | $7.58–$149.40 | 50% |
Outpatient: lowest $15.50, median $15.50, highest $15.50.
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.