Bacterial culture (wound) cost in California
In California, 193 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $9.46 to $659.07, with a median of $133.00. The lowest price is at St Mary Medical Center (Long Beach). The highest price is 69.7× 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$9.46St Mary Medical Center
Median$133.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$659.07in California
Lowest saves$123.54vs the median
Hospitals in California, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Long Beach · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULT BODY FLUID | $9.46 | $22.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Los Robles Hospital and Medical Center Thousand Oaks · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA CULT OTHER EXCP UR/BL/ST | $9.49 | $9.49 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $9.68 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $9.68 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686A | $9.98 | $20.57 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Victor Valley Global Medical Center Victorville · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA BORDETELLA PERTUSIS CULTURE | $10.00 | $10.00 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Banner Lassen Medical Center Susanville · Susanville, CA LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER NS | $10.04 | $18.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE, WOUND - CRG 1 - LABCORP | $10.10 | $10.10 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE, WOUND - CRG 1 - LABCORP | $10.10 | $10.10 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE, WOUND - CRG 1 - LABCORP | $10.10 | $10.10 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE, WOUND - CRG 1 - LABCORP | $10.10 | $10.10 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $10.17 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| French Hospital Medical Center San Luis Obispo · San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA CULT BODY FLUID | $10.20 | $26.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Medical Center of Stockton Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $10.39 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding · Redding, CA RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686A | $10.43 | $20.57 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced · Merced, CA RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686A | $10.60 | $20.57 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Marian Regional Medical Center Santa Maria · Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA CULT BODY FLUID | $11.13 | $26.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Aerobic Bacterial Culture LC | $11.25 | $15.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Behavioral Health Center Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686A | $11.75 | $20.57 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC Qu P Culture Iso and ID Isolates | $11.83 | $11.83 | — source file |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE OTHER SPEC AEROBIC | $12.00 | $12.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE OTHER SPEC AEROBIC | $12.00 | $12.00 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE OTHER SPEC AEROBIC | $12.00 | $12.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff · Red Bluff, CA RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686A | $12.02 | $20.57 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE, THROAT - (Q394) | $12.39 | $12.39 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE, THROAT - (Q394) | $12.39 | $12.39 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Southern California Hospital at Culver City Culver City · Culver City, CA CULTURE, THROAT - (Q394) | $12.39 | $12.39 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE, THROAT - (Q394) | $12.39 | $12.39 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Sequoia Hospital Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $12.86 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $12.96 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $13.11 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mountains Community Hospital Lake Arrowhead · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULTURE, THROAT | $13.30 | $33.25 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $13.74 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Los Gatos · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CULTURE BRONCHIAL | $14.00 | $14.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St. John's Pleasant Valley Hospital Camarillo · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA CULT OTHER SOURCE | $14.31 | $34.48 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Riverside Community Hospital Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULT NASOPHARYNGEAL | $14.50 | $14.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $14.54 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $14.54 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $14.54 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $14.54 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Regional Medical Center Oxnard · Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA CULT OTHER SOURCE | $15.11 | $34.48 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $15.45 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Queen of the Valley Medical Center Napa · Napa, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $15.45 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $15.45 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $15.45 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $15.45 | $30.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Madera Community Hospital Madera · Fresno, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $15.75 | $26.25 | Jul 30, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center of Mt Shasta Mt Shasta · Mt Shasta, CA RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686A | $16.01 | $20.57 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital Banning · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $16.11 | $80.55 | — source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $18.20 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sierra Nevada Memorial-Miners Hospital Grass Valley · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA RL-A-MC NOC 60093 | $19.25 | $35.31 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Clovis Community Medical Center Clovis · Fresno, CA LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Community Behavioral Health Center Fresno · Fresno, CA LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Community Regional Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital Fresno · Fresno, CA LEGIONELLA CULTURE;Q | $20.50 | $25.62 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Pioneers Memorial Hospital Brawley · El Centro, CA Optochin disk | $21.84 | $62.40 | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Wound Culture and Gram Stain MB ARUP | $22.36 | $37.26 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $25.20 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. Rose Hospital Hayward · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA LC-GRAM STAIN UPPER | $28.27 | $94.24 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Jerold Phelps Community Hospital Garberville · Eureka-Arcata, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA EXCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $28.34 | $35.42 | — source file |
| Trinity Hospital Weaverville · Weaverville, CA CULTURE THROAT | $28.50 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $29.05 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys D/P Aph Van Nuys · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Culture Bacterial Other Source | $29.77 | $29.77 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULT EAR | $32.64 | $98.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| UC San Diego Medical Center San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Sterility Culture Testing | $34.10 | $62.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Scripps Nicu-Culture,Bacterial Screen | $35.25 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC Culture Bacteria Other - Environmental | $37.37 | $57.49 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eastern Plumas Health Care Porola · Porola, CA Upper Respiratory Culture LC | $48.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Community Hospital of San Bernardino San Bernardino · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULT EAR | $49.66 | $127.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Oroville Hospital Oroville · Chico, CA Culture, Gastric Aspirate | $53.00 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Escondido Escondido · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Culture Eye with Gram Stain | $65.34 | $108.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Palomar Medical Center Poway Poway · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA Culture Eye with Gram Stain | $65.34 | $108.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kern Valley Healthcare District Mountain Mesa · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $73.07 | $347.97 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Saint Agnes Medical Center Fresno · Fresno, CA HC Culture Ear | $76.70 | $118.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $79.05 | $155.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CULT UROGENITAL | $84.81 | $389.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $89.60 | $89.60 | — source file |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULT EAR | $91.28 | $280.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas · San Andreas, CA CULT EYE | $100.57 | $151.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Behavioral Medicine Center Redlands · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE THROAT | $104.40 | $232.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE THROAT | $104.40 | $232.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center Loma Linda · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE THROAT | $104.40 | $232.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Loma Linda University Medical Center - Murrieta Murrieta · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA HC CULTURE THROAT | $104.40 | $232.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Bear Valley Community Hospital Big Bear Lake · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CULTURE NASAL | $107.10 | $153.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Bakersfield · Bakersfield-Delano, CA CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $107.10 | $153.00 | — source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACT OTH SOURCE/12 | $107.60 | $269.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Seneca Healthcare District Chester · Chester, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $114.00 | $142.50 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital La Mesa · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE ROUTINE | $118.50 | $158.00 | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE ROUTINE | $118.50 | $158.00 | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE ROUTINE | $118.50 | $158.00 | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA HC CULTURE ROUTINE | $118.50 | $158.00 | — source file |
| Mad River Community Hospital Arcata · Eureka-Arcata, CA CULTURE STERILIZER ATTEST | $122.82 | $122.82 | Jul 22, 2025 source file |
| American Advanced - Glenn Medical Center Willows · Willows, CA CULTURE, BACTERIAL; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE, BLOOD OR STOOL, AEROBIC, WITH ISOLATION AND PRESUMPTIVE IDENTIFICATION OF ISOLATES | $122.85 | $204.75 | Oct 4, 2025 source file |
| Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest · Bakersfield-Delano, CA Culture any other source | $124.80 | $235.48 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACT OTH SOURCE/14 | $129.20 | $323.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACT OTH SOURCE/25 | $129.20 | $323.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Culture Exudate -Lab | $133.00 | $133.00 | — source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA GENERAL CULTURE AEROBIC | $133.00 | $380.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Medical Center Visalia · Visalia, CA Culture Bact Aerobic Def (1) | $136.00 | $136.00 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Kaweah Health Mental Health Hospital Visalia · Visalia, CA Environmental Culture | $136.00 | $136.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos · San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Ontario Medical Center Campus Ontario · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $150.80 | $290.00 | — source file |
| El Camino Hospital Mountain View · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE, BLOOD OR STOOL, AEROBIC, WITH ISOLATION A | $151.00 | $604.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Chinese Hospital San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $162.00 | $162.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield · Vallejo, CA Bacterial Culture Genital | $166.00 | $166.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Modoc Medical Center Alturas · Alturas, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $177.71 | $177.71 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $185.00 | $728.00 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Sonoma Valley Hospital Sonoma · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $191.80 | $274.00 | May 22, 2026 source file |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge · Northridge, CA CULT NOSE/THROAT | $199.77 | $716.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Plumas District Hospital Quincy · Quincy, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $201.60 | $252.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - MISC/OTHER/ROUTINE | $209.30 | $598.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hemet Global Medical Center Hemet · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAB CULT THROAT OR NOSE AEROB | $217.00 | $217.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Menifee Global Medical Center Menifee · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA LAB CULT THROAT OR NOSE AEROB | $217.00 | $217.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| Tahoe Forest Hospital Truckee · Truckee-Grass Valley, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $223.00 | $223.00 | Jul 6, 2026 source file |
| Dameron Hospital Stockton · Stockton-Lodi, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $229.91 | $510.92 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Fairchild Medical Center Yreka · Yreka, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $249.00 | $249.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| USC Verdugo Hills Hospital Glendale · Glendale, CA Noncdm Charge Record | $250.00 | $250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo · Vallejo, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Antioch Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fremont Fremont · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fresno Fresno · Fresno, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Manteca Manteca · Stockton-Lodi, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Modesto Modesto · Modesto, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Oakland/Richmond Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City Redwood City · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Francisco San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Jose San Jose · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Leandro San Leandro · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Rafael San Rafael · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Clara Santa Clara · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South San Francisco South San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville · Vallejo, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Walnut Creek Walnut Creek · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Richmond Campus Richmond · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $254.80 | $455.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE ENVIRONMENTAL | $259.00 | $259.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| California Pacific Medical Center- Van Ness Campus San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CULTURE CATHETER TIP | $266.00 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| California Pacific Medical Ctr-Davies Campus Hospital San Francisco · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CULTURE CATHETER TIP | $266.00 | $266.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $278.60 | $796.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $278.60 | $796.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Monterey Salinas · Salinas, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $283.00 | $283.00 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Culture Sputum | $294.50 | $294.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Culture Sputum | $294.50 | $294.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE BACT OTH SOURCE/10 | $302.00 | $755.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mills Health Center San Mateo · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CULTURE FLUID | $304.00 | $304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mills-Peninsula Medical Center Burlingame · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CULT NASAL | $304.00 | $304.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $304.58 | $435.11 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Pleasanton · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HC Fluid Cult | $305.60 | $764.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Alta Bates Camp Berkeley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CULTURE BIOPSY | $306.00 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center - Herrick Campus Berkeley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CULTURE BIOPSY | $306.00 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Eden Medical Center Castro Valley · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CULT WOUND | $306.00 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City · Crescent City, CA HCHG CULT WOUND | $306.00 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford Palo Alto · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Respiratory Cult/Sput | $348.00 | $696.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stanford Health Care Stanford · San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA HC Bone Marrow Sterlty Cult | $361.60 | $904.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA CULT CATHETER TIP | $391.05 | $869.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Oak Valley Hospital District Oakdale · Modesto, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $405.00 | $540.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA CULTURE,BACTERIAL; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE, BLOOD, OR STOOL, AEROBIC WITH ISOLATION AND PRESUMPTIVE IDENTIFICATION | $417.17 | $641.80 | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CORE CULTURE WOUND | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alta Bates Summit Medical Center-Summit Campus-Hawthorne Oakland · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CORE CULTURE WOUND | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos · Merced, CA HCHG CULT OTHER SOURCE AEROBIC NOT UR/BLD/STL | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Medical Center Modesto · Modesto, CA HCHG CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Novato Community Hospital Novato · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CORE CULT OTHER SOURCE AEROBIC | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Amador Hospital Jackson · Jackson, CA HCHG CORE CULT OTHER SOURCE AEROBIC | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG CORE CULTURE EYE | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG CULTURE SPUTUM | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Delta Medical Center Antioch · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA HCHG CORE CULTURE EAR | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Lakeside Hospital Lakeport · Clearlake, CA HCHG CULT OTHER SOURCE AEROBIC NOT UR/BLD/STL | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Maternity & Surgery Center of Santa Cruz Santa Cruz · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA HCHG CORE CULT NASAL | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG CORE CULTURE CATHETER TIP | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA HCHG CORE CULT FLUID | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital Santa Rosa · Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA HCHG CORE CULT CSF | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Solano Medical Center Vallejo · Vallejo, CA HCHG CORE CULTURE EYE | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Surgical Hospital - North Valley Yuba City · Yuba City, CA HCHG CORE CULT NASAL | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sutter Tracy Community Hospital Tracy · Stockton-Lodi, CA HCHG CORE CULTURE WOUND | $423.00 | $423.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Barstow Community Hospital Barstow · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $503.93 | $839.88 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville · Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $659.07 | $1,098.45 | Sep 28, 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 44 | $9.46 | $118.40 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | 25 | $12.86 | $254.80 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 22 | $10.00 | $104.40 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 13 | $9.68 | $254.80 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 12 | $22.36 | $118.50 |
| Fresno, CA | 7 | $15.75 | $20.50 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 6 | $14.00 | $254.80 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | 6 | $15.45 | $135.42 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | 5 | $12.96 | $73.07 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | 5 | $10.39 | $229.91 |
| Eureka-Arcata, CA | 4 | $15.45 | $21.90 |
| Vallejo, CA | 4 | $166.00 | $254.80 |
| Modesto, CA | 3 | $254.80 | $405.00 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | 3 | $9.49 | $14.31 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | 3 | $391.05 | $423.00 |
| Merced, CA | 2 | $10.60 | $216.80 |
| Truckee-Grass Valley, CA | 2 | $19.25 | $121.12 |
| Visalia, CA | 2 | $136.00 | $136.00 |
| Alturas, CA | 1 | $177.71 | $177.71 |
| Chester, CA | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
| Culver City, CA | 1 | $12.39 | $12.39 |
| Chico, CA | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Clearlake, CA | 1 | $423.00 | $423.00 |
| Crescent City, CA | 1 | $306.00 | $306.00 |
| El Centro, CA | 1 | $21.84 | $21.84 |
| Glendale, CA | 1 | $250.00 | $250.00 |
| Jackson, CA | 1 | $423.00 | $423.00 |
| Mt Shasta, CA | 1 | $16.01 | $16.01 |
| Northridge, CA | 1 | $199.77 | $199.77 |
| Napa, CA | 1 | $15.45 | $15.45 |
| Porola, CA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Quincy, CA | 1 | $201.60 | $201.60 |
| Red Bluff, CA | 1 | $12.02 | $12.02 |
| Redding, CA | 1 | $10.43 | $10.43 |
| San Andreas, CA | 1 | $100.57 | $100.57 |
| Salinas, CA | 1 | $283.00 | $283.00 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | 1 | $10.20 | $10.20 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | 1 | $11.13 | $11.13 |
| Susanville, CA | 1 | $10.04 | $10.04 |
| Weaverville, CA | 1 | $28.50 | $28.50 |
| Willows, CA | 1 | $122.85 | $122.85 |
| Yreka, CA | 1 | $249.00 | $249.00 |
| Yuba City, CA | 1 | $423.00 | $423.00 |
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
- Arizona$67.60
- Arkansas$38.48
- 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.