Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Wellsville, NY
In Wellsville, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $29.00 to $29.00, with a median of $29.00. Across New York, the median is $38.38 at 101 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 Wellsville, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp lowest Wellsville, NY · (585) 593-1100 HB Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $29.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville, NY · (585) 593-1100 CHG CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $34.59 | $58.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $29.00, median $29.00, highest $29.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $34.59. 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.