Bacterial culture (wound) cost in South Carolina
In South Carolina, 38 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $27.95 to $366.00, with a median of $123.54. The lowest price is at Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital (Charleston) and 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 13.1× 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$27.95Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital + 3 more
Median$123.54half of hospitals charge less
Highest$366.00in South Carolina
Lowest saves$95.59vs the median
Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $27.95 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Roper Hospital lowest Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $27.95 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $27.95 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $27.95 | $43.00 | — source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CULTURE BACT OTH SOURCE/10 | $28.50 | $38.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CULTURE BACT OTH SOURCE/10 | $28.50 | $38.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Conway Medical Center Conway · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Abscess Culture/GS | $46.00 | $46.00 | — source file |
| Edgefield County Healthcare An Affiliate of Self R Edgefield · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Culture Aerob,Other Source | $48.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Self Regional Healthcare Greenwood · Greenwood, SC HC Culture Aerob,Other Source | $48.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Abbeville Area Medical Center Abbeville · Greenwood, SC HC Culture Aerob,Other Source | $56.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC CULTURE,CSF | $59.40 | $99.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $71.00 | $71.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades · Cades, SC HB CULTURE BHS | $74.50 | $149.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB CULTURE BACTERIAL (ROUTINE) | $102.00 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health - Orangeburg Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB STOOL CULTURE FOR OVERGROWTH | $102.50 | $205.00 | — source file |
| MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB STOOL CULTURE FOR OVERGROWTH | $102.50 | $205.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Downtown Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $108.60 | $181.00 | — source file |
| St Francis-Eastside Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $108.60 | $181.00 | — source file |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC EAR CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN | $123.54 | $174.00 | — source file |
| McLeod Health Cheraw Cheraw · Cheraw, SC HC CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN | $123.54 | $174.00 | — source file |
| McLeod Health Clarendon Manning · Manning, SC HC EAR CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN | $123.54 | $174.00 | — source file |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC BODY FLUID CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN | $123.54 | $174.00 | — source file |
| McLeod Medical Center - Dillon Dillon · Dillon, SC HC GENITAL CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN | $123.54 | $174.00 | — source file |
| McLeod Regional Medical Center-Pee Dee Florence · Florence, SC HC EAR CULTURE W/GRAM STAIN | $123.54 | $174.00 | — source file |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC HC NASAL CULTURE | $123.54 | $174.00 | — source file |
| AnMed Health Anderson · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $142.00 | $284.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| AnMed Piedmont Piedmont · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $142.00 | $284.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB CULTURE BHS | $144.00 | $288.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB CULTURE BHS | $158.00 | $316.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB CULTURE BACTERIAL (ROUTINE) | $171.00 | $342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB CULTURE CSF | $171.00 | $342.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Live Oak Mental Health and Wellness Ladson · Charleston-North Charleston, SC CULTURE CSF | $245.00 | $245.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Summerville Hospital Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC CULTURE BODY FLUID | $245.00 | $245.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Healthcare Trident Hospital Moncks Corner · Charleston-North Charleston, SC CULTURE CSF | $245.00 | $245.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB CULTURE BTA | $262.00 | $524.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB CULTURE BACTERIAL (ROUTINE) | $267.50 | $535.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia · Columbia, SC Hc Aerobic Culture | $290.00 | $290.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River · Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC CULTURE BRONCH WASH | $366.00 | $366.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 8 | $27.95 | $65.22 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | 5 | $71.00 | $108.60 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | 5 | $46.00 | $123.54 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 | $28.50 | $65.25 |
| Columbia, SC | 4 | $144.00 | $171.00 |
| Florence, SC | 2 | $123.54 | $192.77 |
| Greenwood, SC | 2 | $48.00 | $52.00 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Cades, SC | 1 | $74.50 | $74.50 |
| Cheraw, SC | 1 | $123.54 | $123.54 |
| Dillon, SC | 1 | $123.54 | $123.54 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | 1 | $59.40 | $59.40 |
| Manning, SC | 1 | $123.54 | $123.54 |
| Mullins, SC | 1 | $158.00 | $158.00 |
| Orangeburg, SC | 1 | $102.50 | $102.50 |
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$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
- Nevada$112.00
- 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 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.