Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Colorado
In Colorado, 49 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $10.88 to $1,061.13, with a median of $99.60. The lowest price is at Banner Fort Collins Medical Center (Fort Collins). The highest price is 97.5× 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$10.88Banner Fort Collins Medical Center
Median$99.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,061.13in Colorado
Lowest saves$88.72vs the median
Hospitals in Colorado, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Fort Collins Medical Center lowest Fort Collins · Fort Collins-Loveland, CO LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC OTHER | $10.88 | $75.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Regional Medical Center Sterling · Sterling, CO LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC CATHETER TIP | $11.18 | $26.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center Greeley · Greeley, CO LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC EYE | $17.02 | $61.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus Loveland · Loveland, CO LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC EYE | $17.02 | $61.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| East Morgan County Hospital Brush · Fort Morgan, CO LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC RESP UPPER | $17.37 | $26.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $21.75 | $21.75 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Haxtun Hospital District Haxtun · Haxtun, CO Culture, Aerobic/anaerob | $23.00 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HB=ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $24.05 | $37.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL ARUP 2006686 | $31.70 | $90.55 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Wray Community District Hospital Wray · Wray, CO Aerobic Culture, Gram stain PSPC | $35.39 | $47.19 | Mar 1, 2024 source file |
| Yuma Disctrict Hospital Yuma · Yuma, CO Throat Culture HBL | $39.75 | $53.00 | May 28, 2026 source file |
| Pagosa Springs Medical Center Pagosa Springs · Pagosa Springs, CO Anaerobic and Aerobic Culture LC | $40.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Family Health West Hospital Fruita · Grand Junction, CO HC WOUND CULTURE | $58.80 | $84.00 | — source file |
| Vail Health Hospital Vail · Edwards, CO Wound Culture | $65.25 | $87.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Health - Fraser Fraser · Fraser, CO HC CULTURE ROUTINE AEROBIC | $74.44 | $93.05 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center Kremmling · Kremmling, CO HC CULTURE ROUTINE AEROBIC | $74.44 | $93.05 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Middle Park Medical Center-Granby Granby · Granby, CO HC CULTURE ROUTINE AEROBIC | $74.44 | $93.05 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $80.53 | $80.53 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spalding at Psl Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $80.53 | $80.53 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Grand Junction · Grand Junction, CO BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $80.64 | $144.00 | — source file |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Westminster · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Sputum Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Greeley Greeley · Greeley, CO Sputum Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL, OTHER SOURCE | $87.50 | $125.00 | — source file |
| Delta Health Hospital Delta · Delta, CO CULTURE GENITAL | $93.75 | $156.25 | — source file |
| Weisbrod Memorial County Hospital Luther Eads · Luther Eads, CO Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $99.60 | $166.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Grand River Medical Center Rifle · Rifle, CO CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $107.50 | $215.00 | — source file |
| Rangely Hospital District Rangely · Rangely, CO Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $112.05 | $172.38 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Melissa Memorial Hospital Holyoke · Holyoke, CO Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $114.40 | $143.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Health Hugo · Hugo, CO Body fluid culture | $135.00 | $135.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Wound Culture + Stain | $136.35 | $136.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO Respiratory Culture + Stain | $136.35 | $136.35 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen · Rifle, CO HC Catheter Tip Culture | $187.00 | $187.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CULTURE ROUTINE AEROBIC | $276.23 | $725.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $368.72 | $368.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $368.72 | $368.72 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Avista Louisville · Boulder, CO HC SPUTUM CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC CYSTIC FIBROSIS SPUTUM CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC BONE CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC WOUND CULTURE WITH ANAEROBES | $460.73 | $460.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO HC ABSCESS CULTURE | $460.73 | $460.73 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $462.08 | $462.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $462.08 | $462.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $462.08 | $462.08 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $861.00 | $861.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $861.00 | $861.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT THROAT | $878.31 | $878.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT THROAT | $878.31 | $878.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT THROAT | $1,061.13 | $1,061.13 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO CULT THROAT | $1,061.13 | $1,061.13 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
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File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 25 | $21.75 | $460.73 |
| Grand Junction, CO | 2 | $58.80 | $69.72 |
| Greeley, CO | 2 | $17.02 | $51.61 |
| Rifle, CO | 2 | $107.50 | $147.25 |
| Boulder, CO | 1 | $460.73 | $460.73 |
| Delta, CO | 1 | $93.75 | $93.75 |
| Edwards, CO | 1 | $65.25 | $65.25 |
| Fraser, CO | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | 1 | $10.88 | $10.88 |
| Fort Morgan, CO | 1 | $17.37 | $17.37 |
| Granby, CO | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Haxtun, CO | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Holyoke, CO | 1 | $114.40 | $114.40 |
| Hugo, CO | 1 | $135.00 | $135.00 |
| Kremmling, CO | 1 | $74.44 | $74.44 |
| Loveland, CO | 1 | $17.02 | $17.02 |
| Luther Eads, CO | 1 | $99.60 | $99.60 |
| Pagosa Springs, CO | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Rangely, CO | 1 | $112.05 | $112.05 |
| Sterling, CO | 1 | $11.18 | $11.18 |
| Wray, CO | 1 | $35.39 | $35.39 |
| Yuma, CO | 1 | $39.75 | $39.75 |
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
- Arizona$67.60
- Arkansas$38.48
- California$133.00
- 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.