Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 45 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $9.77 to $729.00, with a median of $76.99. The lowest price is at Hale County Hospital (Greensboro). The highest price is 74.6× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87070. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$9.77Hale County Hospital
Median$76.99half pay less
Highest$729.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$67.22vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hale County Hospital lowest Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL LOWER RESPIRATORY CULTURE NH | $9.77 | $12.21 | — source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Group B Strep Culture | $10.34 | $79.56 | — source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL CULTURE BONE MARROW | $12.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL B PERTUSSIS CULTURE NASO LABCORP | $12.21 | $30.52 | — source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL ...Test Culture Body Fluid | $13.00 | $56.00 | — source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL CULT-NON SURGICAL | $13.00 | $115.00 | — source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL | $13.68 | $18.00 | — source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $15.00 | $100.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL C & S Throat | $15.00 | $20.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. | $15.05 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Wound (Surgical) Culture | $19.20 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL ALLOPURINOL INJ 1 MG | $26.30 | $26.30 | — source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL ALLOPURINOL INJ 1 MG | $26.30 | $26.30 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Culture-Dialysate,Aerobic | $30.43 | $70.77 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Culture-Wound,Aerobic | $30.43 | $70.77 | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $32.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL CULTURE GENITAL | $41.60 | $160.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL CULTURE THROAT | $43.00 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $44.10 | $63.00 | — source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Biopsy Culture | $48.40 | $88.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $52.35 | $349.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $62.84 | $349.11 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $76.99 | $192.47 | — source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $77.47 | $860.82 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL CULTURE TISSUE | $82.23 | $137.05 | — source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL L86868LEGION SPC CUL | $95.67 | $531.52 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $96.00 | $96.00 | — source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $96.00 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $101.40 | $101.40 | — source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $101.40 | $101.40 | — source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $101.40 | $101.40 | — source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA CULT-ROUTINE | $105.00 | $210.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL MICRO CULT CATHETER TIP | $106.28 | $125.03 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL CULT NASOPHARYNGEAL | $108.90 | $363.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL TUBE, FEEDING ROSS-FLEXIFLO | $109.00 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL LAB-TCAP, CULTURE THROAT ALL | $112.50 | $112.50 | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $112.50 | $112.50 | — source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $112.50 | $112.50 | — source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $121.50 | $243.00 | Nov 19, 2025 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Cult Oth Source/8 | $297.00 | $297.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $336.90 | $2,807.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Csf Culture | $729.00 | $729.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Csf Culture | $729.00 | $729.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Csf Culture | $729.00 | $729.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Csf Culture | $729.00 | $729.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 8 | $15.00 | $163.72 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $26.30 | $44.57 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $101.40 | $101.40 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $112.50 | $112.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $52.35 | $64.67 |
| Montgomery, AL | 2 | $12.00 | $47.12 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $41.60 | $75.30 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $13.00 | $371.00 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $48.40 | $48.40 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $13.68 | $13.68 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $10.34 | $10.34 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $95.67 | $95.67 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $77.47 | $77.47 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $105.00 | $105.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $112.50 | $112.50 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $336.90 | $336.90 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $12.21 | $12.21 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $106.28 | $106.28 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $44.10 | $44.10 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 1 | $9.77 | $9.77 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $108.90 | $108.90 |
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.
Bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid) in other states
- Alaska$144.65
- Arizona$67.60
- Arkansas$38.48
- California$133.00
- Colorado$99.60
- Connecticut$48.32
- Delaware$199.38
- District of Columbia$89.70
- Florida$86.20
- Georgia$82.46
- Hawaii$80.40
- Idaho$58.88
- Illinois$90.00
- Indiana$93.42
- Iowa$60.23
- Kansas$59.19
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$28.15
- Maine$61.51
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$68.69
- Mississippi$53.04
- Missouri$68.30
- Montana$65.00
- Nebraska$77.42
- Nevada$112.00
- New Hampshire$92.10
- New Jersey$29.16
- New Mexico$84.78
- New York$39.59
- North Carolina$77.74
- North Dakota$64.80
- Ohio$68.50
- Oklahoma$44.13
- Oregon$52.38
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Puerto Rico$30.00
- Rhode Island$68.80
- South Carolina$123.54
- South Dakota$89.18
- Tennessee$40.20
- Texas$69.48
- Utah$102.73
- Vermont$84.27
- Virginia$68.95
- Washington$88.20
- West Virginia$50.50
- Wisconsin$77.35
- Wyoming$73.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.