Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Nevada
In Nevada, 15 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $9.99 to $820.00, with a median of $112.00. The lowest price is at Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus (Henderson). The highest price is 82.1× 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$9.99Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus
Median$112.00half pay less
Highest$820.00in Nevada
Lowest saves$102.01vs the median
Hospitals in Nevada, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Siena Campus lowest Henderson · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 1931E RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686 | $9.99 | $44.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - Rose de Lima Henderson · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV 1931E RL-A-MC HPYL 2006686 | $12.59 | $44.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon · Fallon, NV LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC EAR | $13.81 | $26.00 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Saint Rose Dominican Hospitals - San Martin Campus Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV RL-A-MC BM 60104 | $14.15 | $69.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Pershing General Hospital Lovelock · Lovelock, NV CULTURE, GENITAL | $84.00 | $84.00 | — source file |
| PAM Squared at Las Vegas Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Body Fluid Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Mesa View Regional Hospital Mesquite · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $97.13 | $161.88 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Carson Valley Health North Gardnerville · Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA HCHG CVMC GC CULTURE | $112.00 | $160.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Boulder City Hospital Boulder City · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV Culture Any Other | $151.00 | $177.00 | — source file |
| Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital Elko · Elko, NV Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $169.86 | $242.66 | — source file |
| Incline Village Community Hospital Incline Village · Reno, NV Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $223.00 | $223.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| University Medical Center of Southern Nevada Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV HC BACTERIAL CULTURE - OTHER SOURCE | $228.30 | $761.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mountainview Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV CULT ENVIRON EPIDEMI | $448.00 | $448.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV CULTURE GENITAL | $590.00 | $590.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center Las Vegas · Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV CULTURE CERVICAL | $820.00 | $820.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | 10 | $9.99 | $124.06 |
| Elko, NV | 1 | $169.86 | $169.86 |
| Fallon, NV | 1 | $13.81 | $13.81 |
| Gardnerville Ranchos, NV-CA | 1 | $112.00 | $112.00 |
| Lovelock, NV | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Reno, NV | 1 | $223.00 | $223.00 |
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$60.45
- 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
- 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.