Bacterial culture (wound) cost in North Dakota
In North Dakota, 28 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $23.92 to $111.80, with a median of $64.80. The lowest price is at CHI Oakes Hospital (Oakes). The highest price is 4.7× 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$23.92CHI Oakes Hospital
Median$64.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$111.80in North Dakota
Lowest saves$40.88vs the median
Hospitals in North Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI Oakes Hospital lowest Oakes · Oakes, ND BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS CULTURE | $23.92 | $46.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Jacobson Memorial Hospital Care Center Elgin · Elgin, ND CULTURE: BACT OTHER 87070 | $45.75 | $61.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Williston · Williston, ND CULT MRSA | $46.98 | $81.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro · Hillsboro, ND CULTURE: BACT OTHER 87070 | $47.20 | $59.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Mayville Medical Center Mayville · Mayville, ND CULTURE: BACT OTHER 87070 | $47.20 | $59.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Graften · Graften, ND UM CULTURE, BACTERIAL | $51.00 | $51.00 | — source file |
| Carrington Health Center Carrington · Carrington, ND BORDETELLA PERTUSSIS CULTURE | $51.62 | $89.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CULT AEROBIC | $55.02 | $131.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Valley City Valley City · Valley City, ND CULT BODY FLUID | $55.80 | $93.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Nelson County Health System Hospital McVille · McVille, ND NC AEROBIC CULTURE - R | $56.00 | $56.00 | — source file |
| Southwest Healthcare Services Bowman · Bowman, ND CHG CULTURE AEROBIC | $59.40 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Heart of America Medical Center Rugby · Rugby, ND HA CULTURE (SPUTUM)-AEROBIC | $60.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Linton Regional Medical Center Linton · Linton, ND Lab Culture Bacteria | $60.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Kenmare Community Hospital Kenmare · Minot, ND POSTTXN RXN CULTURE | $64.80 | $81.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Hospitals Minot · Minot, ND CULTURE, GYN, AEROBIC | $64.80 | $81.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| SMP Health - St. Aloisius Harvey · Harvey, ND Miscellaneous Culture | $66.00 | $73.00 | — source file |
| Northwood Deaconess Health Center Northwood · Grand Forks, ND-MN ND CULTURE, BACTERIA, OTHER | $67.00 | $84.00 | — source file |
| Lisbon Area Health Services Lisbon · Lisbon, ND CULT AEROBIC | $73.36 | $131.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Alexius Health Bismarck · Bismarck, ND HC RESPIRATORY CULTURE | $74.97 | $147.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Ashley Medical Center Ashley · Ashley, ND CULTURE EYE / EAR | $76.50 | $76.50 | — source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital and Health Center Dickinson · Dickinson, ND CULTURE AEROBIC | $78.75 | $125.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN LAB CULTURE BACTERIA | $80.25 | $107.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| PAM Cubed Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo Fargo · Fargo, ND-MN Sputum Culture | $86.20 | $86.20 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Grand Forks · Grand Forks, ND-MN HC AEROBIC CULTURE | $96.99 | $159.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Altru Hospital Devils Lake Devils Lake · Devils Lake, ND CHG CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $96.99 | $159.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Tioga Medical Center Tioga · Williston, ND Culture; Throat/nose/tlo | $101.00 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Towner County Medical Center Cando · Cando, ND Tc Reference Culture | $102.00 | $102.00 | — source file |
| McKenzie County Healthcare System Watford City · Watford City, ND CULTURE: BACT OTHER 87070 | $111.80 | $172.00 | May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake, ND | 2 | $55.02 | $76.00 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | 2 | $80.25 | $83.22 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $67.00 | $82.00 |
| Minot, ND | 2 | $64.80 | $64.80 |
| Williston, ND | 2 | $46.98 | $73.99 |
| Ashley, ND | 1 | $76.50 | $76.50 |
| Bowman, ND | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
| Bismarck, ND | 1 | $74.97 | $74.97 |
| Cando, ND | 1 | $102.00 | $102.00 |
| Carrington, ND | 1 | $51.62 | $51.62 |
| Dickinson, ND | 1 | $78.75 | $78.75 |
| Elgin, ND | 1 | $45.75 | $45.75 |
| Graften, ND | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Harvey, ND | 1 | $66.00 | $66.00 |
| Hillsboro, ND | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| Linton, ND | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Lisbon, ND | 1 | $73.36 | $73.36 |
| Mayville, ND | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| McVille, ND | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Oakes, ND | 1 | $23.92 | $23.92 |
| Rugby, ND | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Valley City, ND | 1 | $55.80 | $55.80 |
| Watford City, ND | 1 | $111.80 | $111.80 |
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
- Nebraska$77.42
- Nevada$112.00
- New Hampshire$92.10
- New Jersey$29.16
- New Mexico$84.78
- New York$38.09
- North Carolina$77.74
- 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.