Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Summersville, WV
In Summersville, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $56.50 to $56.50, with a median of $56.50. 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 — 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 Summersville, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summersville Regional Medical Center lowest Summersville, WV · (304) 872-2891 BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $56.50 | $113.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV · (304) 872-2891 CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $58.50 | $117.00 | — | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.50, median $56.50, highest $56.50.
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.