Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Rhode Island
In Rhode Island, 6 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $19.95 to $88.80, with a median of $68.80. The lowest price is at Kent County Memorial Hospital (Warwick) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 4.5× 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 27, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in Rhode Island, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kent County Memorial Hospital lowest Warwick · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Bacterial Culture-Othr Src | $19.95 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island lowest Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC Bacterial Culture-Othr Src | $19.95 | $57.00 | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC BORDETELLA CULTURE DOH | $68.80 | $68.80 | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC CULTURE THROAT | $68.80 | $68.80 | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA HC CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $68.80 | $68.80 | — source file |
| South County Health Wakefield · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $88.80 | $148.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 6 | $19.95 | $68.80 |
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$58.00
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$29.09
- Maine$69.00
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$68.69
- 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$67.75
- Oklahoma$41.82
- Oregon$52.38
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Puerto Rico$30.00
- South Carolina$123.54
- South Dakota$85.30
- 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$73.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.