Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Shelby, MT — inpatient
In Shelby, MT, 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 $76.21 to $76.21, with a median of $76.21. Across Montana, the median is $65.00 at 21 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Shelby, MT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logan Health - Shelby lowest Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 Culture Biopsy Tissue+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.21 | $117.25 | — | 35% |
| Logan Health - Shelby Shelby, MT · (406) 434-3200 Culture Throat+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $87.26 | $134.25 | — | 35% |
Inpatient: lowest $76.21, median $76.21, highest $76.21.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $76.21 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.