Bacterial culture (wound) cost in South Boston, VA
In South Boston, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $74.00 to $74.00, with a median of $74.00. Across Virginia, the median is $68.95 at 64 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 South Boston, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Abscess Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Csf Cult | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Eye Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Ear Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Genital Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Environmental Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Respiratory Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Sterile Site Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Tissue Culture Routine | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Umb/Placenta Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Foreign Body Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Body Fluid Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Legionella Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Wound Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Bronchial Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Cystic Fibrosis Resp Cult | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Prosthetic Culture | $74.00 | $148.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $74.00, median $74.00, highest $74.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $74.00. 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.