Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Springerville, AZ
In Springerville, AZ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $61.62 to $61.62, with a median of $61.62. Across Arizona, the median is $67.60 at 56 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Springerville, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center lowest Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 B PERTUSSIS NASOPHARYNGEAL CULTURE | $61.62 | $108.11 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE VAGINAL | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE N/P/T | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE BRONCH WASH BRUSH | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE BODY FLUIDS | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE EYE EAR NOSE | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE CSF | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE GENITAL | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE SPUTUM | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE LEGIONELLA SPECIES | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE ANY OTHER SOURCE | $77.99 | $136.83 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE THROAT | $80.75 | $141.67 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville, AZ · (928) 333-4368 CULTURE UPPER RESPIRATORY | $80.75 | $141.67 | $80.00 | 43% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.62, median $61.62, highest $61.62.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $61.62. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.