Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $10.58 to $256.37, with a median of $42.50. The lowest price is at Newman Memorial Hospital (Shattuck). The highest price is 24.2× 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$10.58Newman Memorial Hospital
Median$42.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$256.37in Oklahoma
Lowest saves$31.92vs the median
Hospitals in Oklahoma, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newman Memorial Hospital lowest Shattuck · Shattuck, OK LCHG CULTURE GENITAL | $10.58 | $13.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Purcell Municipal Hospital Purcell · Oklahoma City, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $10.88 | $18.14 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $12.95 | $37.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Oklahoma Heart Hospital South Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $12.95 | $37.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wagoner Community Hospital Wagoner · Tulsa, OK CULTURE CATH TIP | $15.71 | $31.42 | Jan 26, 2026 source file |
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital Sulphur · Sulphur, OK Culture Throat | $17.00 | $21.00 | — source file |
| McCurtain Memorial Hospital Idabel · Idabel, OK CULTURE WOUND | $17.25 | $34.50 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Duncan Regional Hospital Duncan · Duncan, OK CULTURE NOSE & THROAT | $18.46 | $162.00 | Mar 14, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St John Nowata Nowata · Nowata, OK CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 | $23.90 | $64.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. John Jenks Jenks · Tulsa, OK CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 | $23.90 | $64.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center Tulsa · Tulsa, OK CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 | $23.90 | $64.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center Bartlesville · Bartlesville, OK CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 | $23.90 | $64.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St John Owasso Owasso · Tulsa, OK CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 | $23.90 | $64.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| St. John Sapulpa Sapulpa · Tulsa, OK CULTURE LEGIONELLA PNEUMO 58628 | $23.90 | $64.60 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulsa Spine & Specialty Hospital Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $23.97 | $95.90 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Memorial Hospital Altus · Altus, OK Gc Culture | $25.86 | $25.86 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital OK Waurika · Waurika, OK CULTURE BACTERIAL | $27.44 | $78.20 | Mar 14, 2026 source file |
| Roger Mills Memorial Hospital Cheyenne · Cheyenne, OK C & S THROAT | $27.75 | $37.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Memorial Health Lawton · Lawton, OK ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $29.94 | $23.95 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Muscogee (CREEK) Nation Medical Center Okmulgee · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $30.00 | $50.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Elkview General Hospital Hobart · Hobart, OK CULTURE UPPER RESPIRATORY | $32.40 | $54.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Atoka County Medical Center Atoka · Atoka, OK Culture Aerobic | $34.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Cordell Memorial Hospital 0189 Cordell · Weatherford, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $34.40 | $43.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center Poteau · Poteau, OK CULTURE SPUTUM LOWER RESPIRATORY DLO | $34.89 | $34.89 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ada Ada · Ada, OK Culture Sputum | $38.35 | $59.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore · Ardmore, OK Culture Spinal Fluid | $38.35 | $59.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK Culture Wound Aerobic | $38.35 | $59.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Haskell Regional Hospital Stigler · Stigler, OK CULTURE AEROBIC ANA WOUND (+) | $38.75 | $38.75 | Sep 4, 2026 source file |
| Choctaw Memorial Hospital Hugo · Hugo, OK charge for CULTURE SPUTUM | $39.50 | $79.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pushmataha Hospital Antlers · Antlers, OK OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE/BLOOD/STOOL | $42.50 | $85.00 | Oct 3, 2024 source file |
| Harper County Community Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $44.13 | $55.16 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| McAlester Regional Health Center McAlester · McAlester, OK GC CULTURE | $47.20 | $118.00 | Mar 15, 2026 source file |
| Okeene Municipal Hospital Okeene · Okeene, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $52.00 | $65.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| OU Health - University of Oklahoma Medical Center Oklahoma City · Oklahoma City, OK BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $57.80 | $578.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Love County Marietta · Marietta, OK Culture Blood Product | $59.00 | $59.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Weatherford Regional Hospital, INC of Weatherford Weatherford · Weatherford, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $63.20 | $79.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Alliancehealth Durant Durant · Durant, OK Bronchial Alveolar Lavage Quantitative Culture wit | $64.44 | $537.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alliancehealth Madill Madill · Madill, OK Bronchial Alveolar Lavage Quantitative Culture wit | $66.15 | $189.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Area Hospital Cleveland · Tulsa, OK INFECTIOUS AGENT NUCLEIC ACID DNA RNA GARDNERELLA VAGINALIS AMPLIFIED PROBE | $66.40 | $83.00 | Mar 4, 2025 source file |
| Pawhuska Hospital Pawhuska · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $70.00 | $125.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Claremore Claremore · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $76.20 | $254.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Stillwater Medical Center OK Stillwater · Stillwater, OK 6002009,CULTURE,HELIOBACTER PY | $80.80 | $101.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Mangum Regional Medical Center Mangum · Mangum, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $92.92 | $202.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga · Watonga, OK Culture Nasopharyngeal | $104.00 | $160.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Pryor Pryor · Pryor, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $109.80 | $366.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher · Kingfisher, OK Culture Wound Aerobic | $111.15 | $171.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Cushing Cushing · Stillwater, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $117.30 | $391.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie · Oklahoma City, OK Culture Resp Cystic Fibrosis Pt | $122.85 | $189.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton · Ardmore, OK Culture IV Catheter Tip | $124.15 | $191.00 | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo · Tishomingo, OK Culture IV Catheter Tip | $124.15 | $191.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital South Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $143.70 | $479.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Muskogee Muskogee · Muskogee, OK Hc Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic | $167.04 | $417.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital South Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Hc Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic | $167.04 | $417.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Vinita Vinita · Vinita, OK Hc Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic | $167.04 | $417.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Hospital Yale Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Hc Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic | $167.04 | $417.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Henryetta Henryetta · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $187.50 | $625.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Bailey Medical Center Owasso · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $224.70 | $749.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Medical Center Tulsa · Tulsa, OK Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $230.10 | $767.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Great Plains Regional Medical Center Elk City · Elk City, OK | $256.37 | $394.42 | Mar 26, 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa, OK | 16 | $15.71 | $68.20 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 6 | $10.88 | $25.65 |
| Ardmore, OK | 2 | $38.35 | $81.25 |
| Stillwater, OK | 2 | $80.80 | $99.05 |
| Weatherford, OK | 2 | $34.40 | $48.80 |
| Antlers, OK | 1 | $42.50 | $42.50 |
| Atoka, OK | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Ada, OK | 1 | $38.35 | $38.35 |
| Altus, OK | 1 | $25.86 | $25.86 |
| Buffalo, OK | 1 | $44.13 | $44.13 |
| Bartlesville, OK | 1 | $23.90 | $23.90 |
| Cheyenne, OK | 1 | $27.75 | $27.75 |
| Duncan, OK | 1 | $18.46 | $18.46 |
| Durant, OK | 1 | $64.44 | $64.44 |
| Elk City, OK | 1 | $256.37 | $256.37 |
| Hobart, OK | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Hugo, OK | 1 | $39.50 | $39.50 |
| Idabel, OK | 1 | $17.25 | $17.25 |
| Kingfisher, OK | 1 | $111.15 | $111.15 |
| Lawton, OK | 1 | $29.94 | $29.94 |
| Madill, OK | 1 | $66.15 | $66.15 |
| Mangum, OK | 1 | $92.92 | $92.92 |
| Marietta, OK | 1 | $59.00 | $59.00 |
| McAlester, OK | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| Muskogee, OK | 1 | $167.04 | $167.04 |
| Nowata, OK | 1 | $23.90 | $23.90 |
| Okeene, OK | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Poteau, OK | 1 | $34.89 | $34.89 |
| Pryor, OK | 1 | $109.80 | $109.80 |
| Shattuck, OK | 1 | $10.58 | $10.58 |
| Stigler, OK | 1 | $38.75 | $38.75 |
| Sulphur, OK | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Tishomingo, OK | 1 | $124.15 | $124.15 |
| Vinita, OK | 1 | $167.04 | $167.04 |
| Watonga, OK | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Waurika, OK | 1 | $27.44 | $27.44 |
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$56.10
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$28.15
- Maine$69.00
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$69.27
- Mississippi$53.04
- 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$68.50
- Oregon$52.38
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Puerto Rico$30.00
- Rhode Island$68.80
- South Carolina$123.54
- South Dakota$87.50
- 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$75.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.