Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Valdez, AK
In Valdez, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $41.34 to $41.34, with a median of $41.34. Across Alaska, the median is $144.65 at 16 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 Valdez, AK.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Valdez Medical Center lowest Valdez, AK · (907) 835-2249 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL # File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.34 | $53.00 | — | 22% |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK · (907) 835-2249 HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL (RL) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $73.32 | $94.00 | — | 22% |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK · (907) 835-2249 HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $141.96 | $182.00 | — | 22% |
Outpatient: lowest $41.34, median $41.34, highest $41.34.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $41.34. 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.