Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Suffolk, VA
In Suffolk, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $53.50 to $53.50, with a median of $53.50. 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 Suffolk, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Abscess Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Csf Cult | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Eye Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Ear Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Genital Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Environmental Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Respiratory Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Sterile Site Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Tissue Culture Routine | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Umb/Placenta Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Foreign Body Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Body Fluid Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Legionella Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Wound Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Bronchial Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Cystic Fibrosis Resp Cult | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 934-4000 Chgl Prosthetic Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $53.50, median $53.50, highest $53.50.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $53.50. 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.