Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Hawaii
In Hawaii, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $41.40 to $140.70, with a median of $80.40. The lowest price is at Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children (Honolulu) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 3.4× 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 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$41.40Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children + 3 more
Median$80.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$140.70in Hawaii
Lowest saves$39.00vs the median
Hospitals in Hawaii, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children lowest Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI CULTURE, METH RESIS STAPH (MRSA) | $41.40 | $69.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Pali Momi Medical Center lowest Aiea · Urban Honolulu, HI CULTURE, METH RESIS STAPH (MRSA) | $41.40 | $69.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Straub Clinic & Hospital lowest Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI CULTURE, METH RESIS STAPH (MRSA) | $41.40 | $69.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Wilcox Memorial Hospital lowest Lihue · Kapaa, HI CULTURE, METH RESIS STAPH (MRSA) | $41.40 | $69.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moanalua Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $73.50 | $98.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Honolulu Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $80.40 | $80.40 | — source file |
| Molokai General Hospital Kaunakakai · Kahului-Wailuku, HI CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $138.60 | $198.00 | — source file |
| Queens Medical Center - West Oahu Ewa Beach · Urban Honolulu, HI BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $140.70 | $201.00 | — source file |
| Queens North Hawaii Community Hospital Waimea · Hilo-Kailua, HI CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $140.70 | $201.00 | — source file |
| The Queens Medical Center Honolulu · Urban Honolulu, HI BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $140.70 | $201.00 | — source file |
| The Queens Medical Center - Wahiawa Wahiawa · Urban Honolulu, HI BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $140.70 | $201.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 8 | $41.40 | $76.95 |
| Hilo-Kailua, HI | 1 | $140.70 | $140.70 |
| Kahului-Wailuku, HI | 1 | $138.60 | $138.60 |
| Kapaa, HI | 1 | $41.40 | $41.40 |
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$61.62
- Arkansas$38.48
- California$133.00
- Colorado$107.50
- Connecticut$51.32
- Delaware$225.91
- District of Columbia$89.70
- Florida$90.00
- Georgia$82.46
- Idaho$58.88
- Illinois$91.00
- Indiana$94.20
- Iowa$60.45
- Kansas$58.00
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$29.09
- Maine$69.00
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$68.69
- Mississippi$53.04
- Missouri$67.70
- Montana$65.00
- Nebraska$81.03
- Nevada$112.00
- New Hampshire$92.10
- New Jersey$29.16
- New Mexico$82.59
- New York$37.80
- North Carolina$71.80
- North Dakota$64.80
- Ohio$67.75
- Oklahoma$41.82
- Oregon$52.38
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Puerto Rico$30.00
- Rhode Island$68.80
- South Carolina$123.54
- South Dakota$85.30
- Tennessee$39.10
- Texas$67.00
- Utah$102.73
- Vermont$84.27
- Virginia$68.95
- Washington$87.60
- West Virginia$50.50
- Wisconsin$77.35
- Wyoming$73.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.