Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Connecticut
In Connecticut, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $18.36 to $117.00, with a median of $48.32. The lowest price is at Day Kimball Healthcare (Putnam). The highest price is 6.4× 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$18.36Day Kimball Healthcare
Median$48.32half pay less
Highest$117.00in Connecticut
Lowest saves$29.96vs the median
Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day Kimball Healthcare lowest Putnam · Putnam, CT THROAT CULTURE | $18.36 | $48.20 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC Culture Genital | $20.35 | $37.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Connecticut Children's Hartford · Hartford, CT Cult-Lower Resp | $21.69 | $36.15 | — source file |
| John Dempsey Hospital of the University of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI CULTURE | $27.60 | $46.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Silver Hill Hospital New Canaan · New Canaan, CT Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $30.00 | $30.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs · Stafford Springs, CT HC Culture Genital | $30.80 | $56.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Culture Wound | $31.90 | $58.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Culture Body Fluid | $31.90 | $58.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington · Torrington, CT HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULTURE-WOUND | $39.45 | $39.45 | — source file |
| UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT Tissue Culture | $48.32 | $96.63 | May 13, 2026 source file |
| Gaylord Hospital Wallingford · Wallingford, CT Throat Culture | $54.31 | $77.58 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Manchester Memorial Hospital Manchester · Manchester, CT CULTURE - NOT URINE BLD STOOL | $69.45 | $69.45 | — source file |
| Hartford Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULTURE-FLUID | $71.78 | $71.78 | — source file |
| Midstate Medical Center Meriden · Meriden, CT HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULTURE-FLUID | $71.78 | $71.78 | — source file |
| The Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain · New Britain, CT HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULTURE-FLUID | $71.78 | $71.78 | — source file |
| Windham Community Memorial Hospital Willimantic · Willimantic, CT HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULT-LOWER RESP | $71.78 | $71.78 | — source file |
| The William W Backus Hospital Norwich · Norwich, CT HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULT-LOWER RESP | $72.00 | $72.00 | — source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Waterbury Waterbury · Waterbury, CT Sputum Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent's Medical Center Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CULTURE-FLUID | $117.00 | $117.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford, CT | 4 | $21.69 | $31.90 |
| Waterbury, CT | 3 | $20.35 | $48.32 |
| Bridgeport, CT | 1 | $117.00 | $117.00 |
| Farmington, CT | 1 | $27.60 | $27.60 |
| Manchester, CT | 1 | $69.45 | $69.45 |
| Meriden, CT | 1 | $71.78 | $71.78 |
| New Britain, CT | 1 | $71.78 | $71.78 |
| New Canaan, CT | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Norwich, CT | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Putnam, CT | 1 | $18.36 | $18.36 |
| Stafford Springs, CT | 1 | $30.80 | $30.80 |
| Torrington, CT | 1 | $39.45 | $39.45 |
| Wallingford, CT | 1 | $54.31 | $54.31 |
| Willimantic, CT | 1 | $71.78 | $71.78 |
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
- Colorado$99.60
- 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.