Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 87 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $10.50 to $225.00, with a median of $53.00. The lowest price is at Covenant Medical Center (Saginaw). The highest price is 21.4× 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$10.50Covenant Medical Center
Median$53.00half pay less
Highest$225.00in Michigan
Lowest saves$42.50vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Covenant Medical Center lowest Saginaw · Saginaw, MI Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $10.50 | $15.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB ORDERED CULTURE | $11.90 | $57.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB LEGIONELLA CULTURE | $11.90 | $57.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB ORDERED CULTURE | $11.90 | $57.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital Wyandotte · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $11.90 | $57.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp · Flint, MI CERVICAL CULTURE | $18.06 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI EYE CULTURE | $19.74 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI GENITAL CULTURE /S REF | $20.00 | $20.00 | — source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI CULTURE SPUTUM with GRAM STAIN | $21.25 | $25.00 | — source file |
| University of Michigan Health-Sparrow Carson Carson City · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HB Culture Spec, Bacteria, Not Urine,Stool,Blood | $22.00 | $88.00 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE FLUOROQ RES E. COLI | $22.96 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE FLUOROQ RES E. COLI | $23.03 | $41.13 | — source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $23.80 | $34.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE FLUOROQ RES E. COLI | $25.20 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE FLUOROQ RES E.COLI | $25.20 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE FLUOROQ RES E.COLI | $25.20 | $45.00 | — source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI Oral Culture | $28.40 | $56.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI CULTURE-OTHER | $33.71 | $67.42 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI Hchg HC Culture Bacterial Other Source | $33.75 | $45.00 | — source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI Culture Aerobic, Anaerobic with Gram Stain | $37.90 | $75.80 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI CATHETER TIP CULTURE | $38.59 | $78.75 | — source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Genital Culture Only | $38.76 | $51.00 | — source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $39.00 | $65.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Misc Chg-Lab C/Ds | $39.78 | $51.00 | — source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI Sputum Culture with Gram Stain | $42.65 | $85.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Eye Culture with Gram Stain | $43.85 | $87.70 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Culture Body Fluid Aerobic, Anaerobic with Gram Stain | $44.55 | $89.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI Oral Culture | $45.05 | $53.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI Culture Tissue Aerobic with Gram Stain | $46.95 | $93.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI Throat Culture | $48.00 | $96.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI BACTERIAL CULTURE OTHER | $49.15 | $98.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mackinac Straits Hospital and Health Center Saint Ignace · Saint Ignace, MI Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $49.80 | $83.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI Culture Tissue Aerobic, Anaerobic with Gram Stain | $50.10 | $100.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Environmental Culture | $50.80 | $101.60 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Culture Catheter Tip | $51.35 | $79.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Culture Catheter Tip | $51.35 | $79.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Culture Catheter Tip | $51.35 | $79.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Sturgis, MI CULTURE, NP | $51.35 | $79.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Lab-Culture Respiratory | $51.60 | $129.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Culture Aerobic | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Tissue | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Sterility Check | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Culture Tissue | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Aerobic | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Culture Csf | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Culture Tissue | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Aerobic | $53.00 | $53.00 | — source file |
| Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti · Ann Arbor, MI HELIOBACTER PYLORI CULT | $55.40 | $55.40 | — source file |
| Harbor Beach Community Hospital Harbor Beach · Harbor Beach, MI CULTURE CATHETER TIP | $55.50 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Helen Newberry Joy Hospital Newberry · Newberry, MI Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $59.22 | $94.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI Hc Sterility Check | $60.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI Hc Sterility Check | $60.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Legionella Culture | $64.95 | $129.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Culture Ear | $65.65 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Culture Respiratory | $65.65 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture CSF | $65.65 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Bone | $65.65 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Genital | $65.65 | $101.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Csf | $67.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Sterility Check | $67.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Csf | $67.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Sterility Check | $67.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Sterility Check | $67.00 | $67.00 | — source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Eye Culture | $74.80 | $88.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Culture, Bacteria, Other | $77.35 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Culture, Bacteria, Other | $77.35 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Culture, Bacteria, Other | $77.35 | $119.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI .BODY FLUID CULTURE (5102136) | $84.00 | $105.00 | — source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Body Fluid Culture | $87.55 | $103.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI Wound Culture | $90.95 | $107.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Tissue Culture | $92.65 | $109.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI Tissue Culture | $92.65 | $109.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Genital Culture | $94.35 | $111.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI CULTURE-ROUTINE | $102.00 | $102.00 | — source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI CULTURE EAR | $106.00 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI CULTURE BACTERIAL | $106.40 | $133.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $108.29 | $180.48 | — source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $117.18 | $195.30 | — source file |
| RIM - Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $135.75 | $181.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Oral Culture | $142.80 | $168.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE AEROBIC W/ISOL & | $144.75 | $193.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $155.35 | $258.92 | — source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI RESPIRAT CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN | $156.75 | $209.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture with Gram Stain | $175.05 | $350.10 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $180.00 | $240.00 | May 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $216.75 | $289.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $225.00 | $300.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 30 | $11.90 | $65.30 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 8 | $22.00 | $53.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $51.60 | $55.40 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $74.80 | $90.95 |
| Flint, MI | 2 | $18.06 | $34.08 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $38.59 | $38.80 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $77.35 | $116.35 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $33.71 | $38.78 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $108.29 | $112.74 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $10.50 | $17.15 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $42.65 | $42.65 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $37.90 | $37.90 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $39.78 | $39.78 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $45.05 | $45.05 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $87.55 | $87.55 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $38.76 | $38.76 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $94.35 | $94.35 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $92.65 | $92.65 |
| Harbor Beach, MI | 1 | $55.50 | $55.50 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $21.25 | $21.25 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $142.80 | $142.80 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $33.75 | $33.75 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $46.95 | $46.95 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $51.35 | $51.35 |
| Newberry, MI | 1 | $59.22 | $59.22 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $106.40 | $106.40 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $28.40 | $28.40 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $53.00 | $53.00 |
| Saint Ignace, MI | 1 | $49.80 | $49.80 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $51.35 | $51.35 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $51.35 | $51.35 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $65.65 | $65.65 |
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
- Idaho$58.88
- Illinois$90.00
- Indiana$93.42
- Iowa$60.23
- Kansas$59.19
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$28.15
- Maine$61.51
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Minnesota$68.69
- 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$39.59
- North Carolina$77.74
- North Dakota$64.80
- Ohio$68.50
- Oklahoma$44.13
- Oregon$52.38
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- 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.