Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $12.62 to $1,046.17, with a median of $68.30. The lowest price is at Lafayette Regional Health Center (Lexington). The highest price is 82.9× 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 Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$12.62Lafayette Regional Health Center
Median$68.30half pay less
Highest$1,046.17in Missouri
Lowest saves$55.68vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Regional Health Center lowest Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $12.62 | $12.62 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Spine Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO CULTURE MISC | $15.00 | $82.74 | — source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO CSF Culture | $15.00 | $180.30 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO CULTURE SPUTUM | $17.50 | $25.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Culture- Environmental | $19.00 | $19.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $19.25 | $71.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Culture Placenta | $19.50 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Culture | $20.10 | $67.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $20.25 | $27.00 | — source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Culture Nose | $20.94 | $83.75 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO CULTURE BACT/NOSE | $33.15 | $51.00 | Sep 10, 2025 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO ZZ CULT/EYE BBPL | $33.71 | $48.15 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Placenta | $33.80 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO CSF CULTURE | $35.00 | $35.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO CULT OTHER W/PRESUM ID | $37.10 | $61.83 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS HC CULTURE BACTERIAL KU | $37.44 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Aerobic Only | $38.35 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Aerobic Only | $38.35 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Sputum | $38.35 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Bone Marrow | $38.35 | $59.00 | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Sputum Culture | $39.32 | $49.15 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Culture Any Other Source | $39.65 | $61.00 | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS 87070 Unusual Organism Culture ARUP | $43.50 | $150.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS AEROBIC CULTURE GENERAL | $51.00 | $186.00 | — source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO CULTURE EYE P31022022 | $51.78 | $86.30 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $52.14 | $229.68 | — source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $56.10 | $93.50 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $57.88 | $229.68 | — source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO CULTURE GENITAL QST | $61.65 | $137.00 | — source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $62.40 | $78.00 | — source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $63.19 | $105.32 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $67.70 | $67.70 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Genital | $68.90 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Culture, Genital QST | $69.60 | $87.00 | — source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $70.05 | $229.68 | — source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $73.27 | $229.68 | — source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE TISSUE | $79.50 | $113.57 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Culture Placenta | $80.60 | $124.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Culture Placenta | $80.60 | $124.00 | — source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO CULTURE EYE | $96.75 | $193.50 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Culture Nasopharyngeal | $100.75 | $155.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Culture Aerobic Only | $100.75 | $155.00 | — source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Culture Sputum | $100.75 | $155.00 | — source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $110.50 | $130.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO CULTURE BACTERIA OTH | $110.85 | $461.89 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Culture Nasopharyngeal | $111.15 | $171.00 | — source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $117.96 | $147.45 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Throat | $120.90 | $186.00 | — source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE BODY FLUID | $124.32 | $310.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE BACT OTHER EAR/EYE/CSF | $124.32 | $310.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $127.50 | $150.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $127.50 | $150.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $127.50 | $150.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Culture Ear | $139.10 | $214.00 | — source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $140.12 | $140.12 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Psychiatric Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $140.12 | $140.12 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO CULTURE AEROBIC | $163.00 | $193.00 | Jan 5, 2025 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $193.90 | $277.00 | Oct 24, 2025 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS 87070 CULT OTR SPECMN AEROBIC | $198.80 | $284.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $236.46 | $236.46 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Transfusion Reaction Culture | $250.25 | $1,191.68 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $250.94 | $358.48 | — source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT OTHER EXCP UR/BL/ST | $594.28 | $594.28 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT OTHER EXCP UR/BL/ST | $1,046.17 | $1,046.17 | Sep 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 11 | $12.62 | $140.12 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $33.80 | $38.35 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 4 | $38.35 | $96.61 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $57.88 | $71.50 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $19.00 | $19.25 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $37.10 | $44.44 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $127.50 | $127.50 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $110.50 | $110.50 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $100.75 | $100.75 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $33.15 | $33.15 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $52.14 | $52.14 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $100.75 | $100.75 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $63.19 | $63.19 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $139.10 | $139.10 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $17.50 | $17.50 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $163.00 | $163.00 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $56.10 | $56.10 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $33.71 | $33.71 |
| Kansas City, MO | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $110.85 | $110.85 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $73.27 | $73.27 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $69.60 | $69.60 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $111.15 | $111.15 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $193.90 | $193.90 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $70.05 | $70.05 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $117.96 | $117.96 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $127.50 | $127.50 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $19.25 | $19.25 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $61.65 | $61.65 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $20.10 | $20.10 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $39.65 | $39.65 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $250.25 | $250.25 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $250.94 | $250.94 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $96.75 | $96.75 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $20.25 | $20.25 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $20.94 | $20.94 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $100.75 | $100.75 |
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
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$68.69
- Mississippi$53.04
- 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.