Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 52 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $17.86 to $318.00, with a median of $77.42. The lowest price is at Banner Ogallala Community Hospital (Ogallala). The highest price is 17.8× 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$17.86Banner Ogallala Community Hospital
Median$77.42half of hospitals charge less
Highest$318.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$59.56vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital lowest Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC CSF | $17.86 | $26.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Culture, Csf Only(rl) | $21.00 | $23.00 | — source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE CULT BACT XCPT URINE BLOO | $22.50 | $25.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC CULTR SPECMN BACT | $22.68 | $27.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Cult Throat UP | $22.80 | $24.00 | Oct 29, 2025 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC CULTR SPECMN BACT | $22.95 | $27.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $23.40 | $26.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC CULTR SPECMN BACT | $24.07 | $29.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Genital Culture Pspc | $30.00 | $30.00 | — source file |
| Chadron Community Hospital Chadron · Chadron, NE Culture Csf Aerobic Mb Rw | $31.00 | $45.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CULTURE ANY OTHER SOURCE | $34.50 | $75.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Sputum Culture | $38.52 | $107.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE OTHER CULTURE - MC | $44.55 | $49.50 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Aerobic Culture Rps | $45.00 | $56.00 | — source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $49.40 | $76.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $49.40 | $76.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Culture Bacterial, Other W/ Gram Stain | $50.00 | $62.00 | — source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $53.25 | $71.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE - SPUTUM | $57.12 | $136.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE - SPUTUM | $57.12 | $136.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE - SPUTUM | $57.12 | $136.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE - SPUTUM | $57.12 | $136.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE - SPUTUM | $57.12 | $136.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CULTURE - SPUTUM | $61.50 | $123.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $63.00 | $63.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC CULTURE NASAL OR THROAT | $73.81 | $121.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Sputum Culture | $81.03 | $219.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $84.67 | $105.83 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Culture Aerobic | $94.00 | $118.00 | — source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $101.60 | $127.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Garden County Health Services Oshkosh · Oshkosh, NE Culture Body Fluid W/gram Stain | $102.00 | $150.00 | — source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC CULTURE NASAL OR THROAT | $105.02 | $178.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Ccculture-uroge | $108.00 | $108.00 | — source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Sputum Culture | $110.69 | $115.30 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Aerob/anaerob Cult Final Pspc | $119.00 | $132.00 | — source file |
| Box Butte General Hospital Alliance · Alliance, NE CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $124.80 | $156.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA ROUTINE CULTURE | $127.50 | $170.00 | — source file |
| Kimball County Hospital Kimball · Kimball, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $128.05 | $128.05 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB BACTERIAL CULTURE SENDOUT | $129.00 | $215.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Memorial Hospital West Point · West Point, NE Organism Identification PLAB | $132.00 | $132.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Culture Bacterial [Rock] | $137.00 | $144.00 | — source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Abscess Culture (Ref) | $140.00 | $140.00 | — source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE ORGANISM IDENTIFICATION #633 | $143.00 | $143.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE CULTURE/MISC.AEROBIC | $145.00 | $145.00 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $155.56 | $172.84 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $162.00 | $162.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Culture Aerobic Mb Unmc | $173.00 | $173.00 | — source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $176.40 | $196.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $189.05 | $199.00 | — source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE ANY OTHER SOURCE | $194.00 | $194.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $214.50 | $214.50 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE .Sputum Culture Lc | $318.00 | $318.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 12 | $38.52 | $57.12 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $34.50 | $61.50 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $22.95 | $106.00 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $105.02 | $125.01 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $45.00 | $59.40 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $21.00 | $65.84 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $22.68 | $42.84 |
| Alliance, NE | 1 | $124.80 | $124.80 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $101.60 | $101.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $50.00 | $50.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $143.00 | $143.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $119.00 | $119.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $176.40 | $176.40 |
| Chadron, NE | 1 | $31.00 | $31.00 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $173.00 | $173.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $81.03 | $81.03 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $140.00 | $140.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $155.56 | $155.56 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| Kimball, NE | 1 | $128.05 | $128.05 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $44.55 | $44.55 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $24.07 | $24.07 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $17.86 | $17.86 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| Oshkosh, NE | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $94.00 | $94.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $129.00 | $129.00 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $318.00 | $318.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $22.80 | $22.80 |
| West Point, NE | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| York, NE | 1 | $214.50 | $214.50 |
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$103.55
- Connecticut$51.32
- Delaware$199.38
- District of Columbia$89.70
- Florida$87.63
- Georgia$82.46
- Hawaii$80.40
- Idaho$58.88
- Illinois$90.00
- Indiana$93.42
- Iowa$60.45
- Kansas$58.75
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$29.09
- Maine$61.51
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$66.72
- Mississippi$53.04
- Missouri$68.30
- Montana$65.00
- Nevada$112.00
- New Hampshire$92.10
- New Jersey$29.16
- New Mexico$84.78
- New York$38.09
- 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$85.30
- 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.