Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Seward, AK
In Seward, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $28.08 to $28.08, with a median of $28.08. Across Alaska, the median is $144.65 at 16 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 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 Seward, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Seward Hospital lowest Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $28.08 | $36.00 | — | 22% |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.92 | $64.00 | — | 22% |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward, AK · (907) 224-5205 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $106.86 | $137.00 | — | 22% |
Outpatient: lowest $28.08, median $28.08, highest $28.08.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $28.08. 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.