Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Arizona
In Arizona, 56 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $9.12 to $514.00, with a median of $67.60. The lowest price is at Chandler Regional Medical Center (Chandler). The highest price is 56.4× 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$9.12Chandler Regional Medical Center
Median$67.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$514.00in Arizona
Lowest saves$58.48vs the median
Hospitals in Arizona, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Regional Medical Center lowest Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ S/O CULT BODY FLUID | $9.12 | $34.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $9.91 | $280.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 1931E RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686 | $10.70 | $28.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER NS | $11.36 | $68.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $12.22 | $75.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $12.30 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Payson Medical Center Payson · Payson, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC GENITAL | $12.30 | $26.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $13.65 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $13.80 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER NS | $14.08 | $68.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Page Hospital Page · Flagstaff, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC EYE | $14.56 | $26.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $15.08 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC RESP LOWER | $15.23 | $26.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson · Tucson, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER NS | $15.91 | $68.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $16.58 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $16.73 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER NS | $17.20 | $68.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $18.30 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CULTURE CSF | $19.54 | $216.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center San Tan Valley · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $20.10 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $20.33 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Northern Cochise Community Hospital Willcox · Safford, AZ CULTURE, OTHER SOURC | $24.60 | $41.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| Benson Hospital Benson · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ NOSE THROAT | $24.96 | $52.00 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $25.20 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Bacterial Cx Other Source | $28.84 | $103.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Rincon Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ HC Bacterial Cx Other Source | $28.84 | $103.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| White Mountain Regional Medical Center Springerville · Springerville, AZ B PERTUSSIS NASOPHARYNGEAL CULTURE | $61.62 | $108.11 | — source file |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CULTURE WOUND | $65.04 | $284.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CULTURE WOUND | $70.15 | $284.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| College Medical Center - Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULT-LOWER RESP | $71.78 | $71.78 | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Surprise Surprise · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Sputum Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Copper Queen Community Hospital Bisbee · Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ CSF Culture | $92.80 | $116.00 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Flagstaff Medical Center Flagstaff · Flagstaff, AZ Culture Tissue/Bone | $111.69 | $223.37 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Verde Valley Medical Center Cottonwood · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ Culture Tissue/Bone | $131.93 | $263.86 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Peoria Peoria · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Wound Culture + Stain | $136.35 | $136.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Phoenix Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Culture othr specimn aerobic | $136.35 | $136.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center Prescott · Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ CEREBERAL SPINAL FLUID CULT W/GRAM STAIN | $160.28 | $216.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Western Arizona Regional Medical Center Bullhead City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $178.80 | $1,490.01 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ CULT WOUND | $178.85 | $727.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Houghton Tucson · Tucson, AZ CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $178.92 | $994.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center Sahuarita Sahuarita · Tucson, AZ CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $178.92 | $994.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Regional Medical Center Kingman · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $208.95 | $597.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $238.56 | $994.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oro Valley Hospital Tucson · Tucson, AZ CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $238.56 | $994.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Yuma Regional Medical Center Yuma · Yuma, AZ HC CULTURE, BACT; ANY OTH SRCE XCPT URINE, BLOOD/STOOL, AERO, W/ | $282.75 | $435.00 | — source file |
| Valley View Medical Center Fort Mohave · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $384.69 | $641.15 | — source file |
| Havasu Regional Medical Center Lake Havasu City · Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $440.48 | $734.14 | — source file |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Hc Culture, Bacterial; Any Other Source Except Urine/Blood/Stool | $514.00 | $514.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 34 | $9.12 | $22.76 |
| Tucson, AZ | 8 | $11.36 | $103.88 |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | 4 | $178.80 | $296.82 |
| Flagstaff, AZ | 2 | $14.56 | $63.12 |
| Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | 2 | $131.93 | $146.10 |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | 2 | $24.96 | $58.88 |
| Payson, AZ | 1 | $12.30 | $12.30 |
| Springerville, AZ | 1 | $61.62 | $61.62 |
| Safford, AZ | 1 | $24.60 | $24.60 |
| Yuma, AZ | 1 | $282.75 | $282.75 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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
- Alabama$76.99
- Alaska$144.65
- 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$60.45
- Kansas$58.75
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$29.24
- Maine$61.51
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$66.72
- 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$38.38
- North Carolina$77.74
- North Dakota$64.80
- Ohio$68.50
- Oklahoma$44.13
- Oregon$52.38
- Pennsylvania$61.70
- 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.