Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Idaho
In Idaho, 30 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $16.16 to $201.60, with a median of $58.88. The lowest price is at Madison Memorial Hospital (Rexburg). The highest price is 12.5× 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$16.16Madison Memorial Hospital
Median$58.88half of hospitals charge less
Highest$201.60in Idaho
Lowest saves$42.72vs the median
Hospitals in Idaho, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Memorial Hospital lowest Rexburg · Rexburg, ID BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $16.16 | $21.55 | — source file |
| Treasure Valley Hospital Boise · Boise City, ID Culture, Aerobic & Anaerobic w/ Gram Stain | $21.56 | $125.00 | — source file |
| West Valley Medical Center Caldwell · Boise City, ID CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $25.79 | $25.79 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Steele Memorial Medical Center Salmon · Salmon, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $27.00 | $36.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Magic Valley Regional Medical Center Twin Falls · Twin Falls, ID | $38.00 | $38.00 | — source file |
| St Luke's McCall McCall · McCall, ID | $38.00 | $38.00 | — source file |
| St Luke's Nampa Medical Center Nampa · Boise City, ID | $38.00 | $38.00 | — source file |
| St Luke's Regional Medical Center Boise · Boise City, ID | $38.00 | $38.00 | — source file |
| St Luke's Wood River Medical Center Ketchum · Hailey, ID | $38.00 | $38.00 | — source file |
| Boundary Community Hospital Bonners Ferry · Bonners Ferry, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $41.60 | $52.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Bonner General Hospital Sandpoint · Sandpoint, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $45.44 | $56.80 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Kootenai Health Coeur D'Alene · Coeur d'Alene, ID HC KH AEROBIC CULTURE, EXTENDED INCUBATION | $47.25 | $63.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Gritman Medical Center Moscow · Moscow, ID CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $48.00 | $48.00 | — source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa · Boise City, ID HC Culture Bacterial Other Source | $58.50 | $90.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise · Boise City, ID HC Culture Bacterial Other Source | $58.50 | $90.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Clearwater Valley Hospital and Clinics Orofino · Orofino, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $59.25 | $79.00 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Hospital Cottonwood · Cottonwood, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $59.25 | $79.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Benewah Community Hospital Saint Maries · Saint Maries, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $63.90 | $71.00 | Nov 10, 2025 source file |
| Bingham Memorial Hospital Blackfoot · Blackfoot, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $69.65 | $99.50 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Lost Rivers Medical Center Arco · Idaho Falls, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $73.60 | $92.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Medical Center Preston · Logan, UT-ID EYE EAR CULTURE | $80.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Weiser Memorial Hospital Weiser · Weiser, ID CULTURE BORDETELLA | $82.73 | $110.31 | — source file |
| Bear Lake County Memorial Hospital Montpelier · Montpelier, ID CULTURE THROAT | $92.23 | $108.50 | — source file |
| Teton Valley Health Care Driggs · Jackson, WY-ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $98.40 | $123.00 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Valor Health Emmett · Boise City, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $100.70 | $106.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Caribou Medical Center Soda Springs · Soda Springs, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $112.70 | $161.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Idaho Falls Community Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $125.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| Mountain View Hospital Idaho Falls · Idaho Falls, ID BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $125.00 | $125.00 | — source file |
| Northwest Specialty Hospital Post Falls · Coeur d'Alene, ID CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $183.00 | $183.00 | — source file |
| Portneuf Medical Center Pocatello · Pocatello, ID Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $201.60 | $336.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise City, ID | 7 | $21.56 | $38.00 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | 3 | $73.60 | $125.00 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | 2 | $47.25 | $115.12 |
| Bonners Ferry, ID | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Blackfoot, ID | 1 | $69.65 | $69.65 |
| Cottonwood, ID | 1 | $59.25 | $59.25 |
| Hailey, ID | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Jackson, WY-ID | 1 | $98.40 | $98.40 |
| Logan, UT-ID | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| McCall, ID | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Montpelier, ID | 1 | $92.23 | $92.23 |
| Moscow, ID | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Orofino, ID | 1 | $59.25 | $59.25 |
| Pocatello, ID | 1 | $201.60 | $201.60 |
| Rexburg, ID | 1 | $16.16 | $16.16 |
| Saint Maries, ID | 1 | $63.90 | $63.90 |
| Salmon, ID | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Soda Springs, ID | 1 | $112.70 | $112.70 |
| Sandpoint, ID | 1 | $45.44 | $45.44 |
| Twin Falls, ID | 1 | $38.00 | $38.00 |
| Weiser, ID | 1 | $82.73 | $82.73 |
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
- Colorado$99.60
- Connecticut$48.32
- Delaware$199.38
- District of Columbia$89.70
- Florida$86.20
- Georgia$82.46
- Hawaii$80.40
- 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.