Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Mississippi
In Mississippi, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $10.98 to $229.05, with a median of $53.04. The lowest price is at Ochsner Laird Hospital (Union). The highest price is 20.9× 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 Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.98Ochsner Laird Hospital
Median$53.04half of hospitals charge less
Highest$229.05in Mississippi
Lowest saves$42.06vs the median
Hospitals in Mississippi, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner Laird Hospital lowest Union · Union, MS HC CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL | $10.98 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Scott Regional Morton · Jackson, MS HC CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL | $11.34 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Watkins Hospital Quitman · Meridian, MS HC CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL | $12.06 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital DeKalb · DeKalb, MS HC CULTURE, ENVIRONMENTAL | $12.42 | $18.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian · Meridian, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $13.60 | $34.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center Tupelo · Tupelo, MS HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. | $15.05 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Medical Center-Gilmore Amory Amory · Amory, MS HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. | $15.05 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pontotoc Health Service INC Cah Pontotoc · Pontotoc, MS HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. | $15.05 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tishomingo Health Services Iuka · Iuka, MS HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. | $15.05 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Webster General Hospital/ Swing Bed Eupora · Starkville, MS HC CULTURE BACTERIAL GEN. | $15.05 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tippah County Hospital Ripley · Ripley, MS Afb Stain | $16.00 | $21.00 | — source file |
| Magee General Hospital Magee · Jackson, MS CULTURE EAR | $21.51 | $62.00 | Dec 26, 2024 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center- Grenada Grenada · Grenada, MS 87070 BACTERIAL CULTURE | $23.20 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tallahatchie General Hospital Charleston · Charleston, MS CULTURE FLUID Q4446 | $25.90 | $37.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bact Isolation Body Fluid & Gram Stai | $26.40 | $120.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Franklin County Memorial Hospital Meadville · Meadville, MS LOWER RESPIRATORY CULTURE | $30.00 | $30.00 | May 10, 2026 source file |
| S E Lackey Memorial Hospital Forest · Jackson, MS Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $32.00 | $32.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| UMMC Holmes County Lexington · Jackson, MS 87070 BACTERIAL CULTURE | $33.20 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Springs Hospital Ocean Springs · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $33.60 | $112.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Pascagoula Hospital Pascagoula · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $33.60 | $112.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Regional Hospital Aberdeen · Aberdeen, MS RHC CULTURE BACTERIAL; ANY OTHER SOURCE | $34.50 | $34.50 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| North Sunflower Medical Center Ruleville · Ruleville, MS Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $43.00 | $86.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Oktibbeha County Starkville · Starkville, MS CULTURE TISSUE W ANAEROBES PRELIM AEL | $48.00 | $75.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Yazoo Yazoo City · Jackson, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $48.79 | $119.00 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Rush Hospital Meridian · Meridian, MS HC CULTURE MISC | $48.83 | $157.50 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center-Attala Kosciusko · Kosciusko, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $52.36 | $119.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Calhoun Calhoun City · Calhoun City, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $53.04 | $102.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Leake Carthage · Carthage, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $53.55 | $119.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Winston County Medical Foundation Louisville · Louisville, MS Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $54.74 | $70.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Yalobusha General Hospital Water Valley · Oxford, MS SINUS CULTURE | $59.50 | $85.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Noxubee General Hospital Macon · Columbus, MS GENITAL CULTURE, ROUTINE (008334) | $61.50 | $82.00 | Nov 1, 2024 source file |
| Mississippi Baptist Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $70.35 | $335.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| UMMC - Madison Canton · Jackson, MS 87070 BACTERIAL CULTURE | $71.60 | $179.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson · Jackson, MS 87070 BACTERIAL CULTURE | $71.60 | $179.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Tyler Holmes Memorial Hospital Winona · Grenada, MS Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $74.25 | $99.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Booneville Booneville · Tupelo, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $77.04 | $321.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union County New Albany · New Albany, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $77.04 | $321.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Simpson General Hospital Cah Mendenhall · Jackson, MS Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $82.74 | $118.20 | Apr 30, 2025 source file |
| Singing River Gulfport Gulfport · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $84.40 | $422.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Field Memorial Community Hospital Centreville · Centreville, MS CULT EAR | $84.75 | $113.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne General Hospital Waynesboro · Waynesboro, MS Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $89.00 | $89.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Hancock Bay St. Louis · Gulfport-Biloxi, MS HC SPINAL FLD CULTURE | $89.68 | $236.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| River Oaks Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Genital Culture without Gram Stain | $95.94 | $533.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health River Region Vicksburg · Vicksburg, MS CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $99.00 | $550.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| South central regional medical center Laurel · Laurel, MS HC Culture Spec, Bacteria, Not Urine,Stool,Blood | $103.00 | $103.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Covington county hospital Collins · Collins, MS HC Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic | $112.72 | $112.72 | Jul 21, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $119.20 | $596.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Crossgates River Oaks Hospital Brandon · Jackson, MS 87070 CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $119.85 | $799.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Wesley Hattiesburg · Hattiesburg, MS CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $133.13 | $633.96 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Womans Hospital Flowood · Jackson, MS Tissue Culture without Gram Stain | $148.26 | $706.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle Columbus · Columbus, MS CULTURE AEROBIC SOURCE OTHER THAN BLOOD/URINE/STOOL | $149.00 | $596.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Natchez Natchez · Natchez, MS-LA CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $199.44 | $1,108.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Merit Health Central Jackson · Jackson, MS Ear Culture without Gram Stain | $229.05 | $1,527.00 | Apr 1, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson, MS | 13 | $11.34 | $71.60 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | 4 | $33.60 | $59.00 |
| Meridian, MS | 3 | $12.06 | $13.60 |
| Columbus, MS | 2 | $61.50 | $105.25 |
| Grenada, MS | 2 | $23.20 | $48.72 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 2 | $26.40 | $72.80 |
| Starkville, MS | 2 | $15.05 | $31.52 |
| Tupelo, MS | 2 | $15.05 | $46.04 |
| Aberdeen, MS | 1 | $34.50 | $34.50 |
| Amory, MS | 1 | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| Calhoun City, MS | 1 | $53.04 | $53.04 |
| Carthage, MS | 1 | $53.55 | $53.55 |
| Centreville, MS | 1 | $84.75 | $84.75 |
| Charleston, MS | 1 | $25.90 | $25.90 |
| Collins, MS | 1 | $112.72 | $112.72 |
| DeKalb, MS | 1 | $12.42 | $12.42 |
| Hattiesburg, MS | 1 | $133.13 | $133.13 |
| Iuka, MS | 1 | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| Kosciusko, MS | 1 | $52.36 | $52.36 |
| Louisville, MS | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Laurel, MS | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Meadville, MS | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| New Albany, MS | 1 | $77.04 | $77.04 |
| Natchez, MS-LA | 1 | $199.44 | $199.44 |
| Oxford, MS | 1 | $59.50 | $59.50 |
| Pontotoc, MS | 1 | $15.05 | $15.05 |
| Ripley, MS | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Ruleville, MS | 1 | $43.00 | $43.00 |
| Union, MS | 1 | $10.98 | $10.98 |
| Vicksburg, MS | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Waynesboro, MS | 1 | $89.00 | $89.00 |
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
- Hawaii$80.40
- Idaho$58.88
- Illinois$91.00
- Indiana$94.20
- Iowa$60.45
- Kansas$57.05
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$28.15
- Maine$69.00
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$68.69
- 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$42.50
- 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.