Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Wray, CO
In Wray, CO, 1 hospital lists a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $35.39 to $35.39, with a median of $35.39. Across Colorado, the median is $99.60 at 49 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87070, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2024 and Mar 1, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Wray, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wray Community District Hospital lowest Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Aerobic Culture, Gram stain PSPC File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $35.39 | $47.19 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Culture Aerobic, Sputum PSPC File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $43.97 | $58.63 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Sputum Culture File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $52.94 | $70.59 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Genital Culture & GS, Male File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $67.86 | $90.48 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Genital Culture PSPC File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $69.91 | $93.21 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Aerobe/Anaerobic Culture w/Gram Stain PSPC File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $70.69 | $94.25 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 C Fluid w/ Anaerobes File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $72.34 | $96.46 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Synovial Fluid Culture(RPS) PSPC File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $112.71 | $150.28 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 BODY FLUID CULTURE PSPC File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $116.22 | $154.96 | — | 25% |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray, CO · (970) 332-4811 Tissue Culture (RPS) PSPC File of Mar 1, 2024 · source file | $117.58 | $156.78 | — | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $35.39, median $35.39, highest $35.39.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $35.39. 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.