Bacterial culture (wound) cost in South Bend, WA
In South Bend, WA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $61.96 to $61.96, with a median of $61.96. Across Washington, the median is $87.60 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 24, 2026 and Feb 24, 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 South Bend, WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willapa Harbor Hospital lowest South Bend, WA · (360) 875-5526 BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC File of Feb 24, 2026 · source file | $61.96 | $88.52 | — | 30% |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend, WA · (360) 875-5526 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC File of Feb 24, 2026 · source file | $63.70 | $91.00 | — | 30% |
Outpatient: lowest $61.96, median $61.96, highest $61.96.
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.