Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Sistersville, WV
In Sistersville, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $10.91 to $10.91, with a median of $10.91. 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 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 Sistersville, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sistersville General Hospital lowest Sistersville, WV · (304) 652-2611 Culture,Bacterial File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.91 | $18.18 | — | 40% |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville, WV · (304) 652-2611 Throat Culture File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.11 | $121.85 | — | 40% |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville, WV · (304) 652-2611 Throat Culture (Screen - )+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $127.18 | $211.96 | — | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $10.91, median $10.91, highest $10.91.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $10.91. 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.