Bacterial culture (wound) cost in South Dakota
In South Dakota, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $8.79 to $145.00, with a median of $85.30. The lowest price is at Douglas County Memorial Hospital (Armour). The highest price is 16.5× 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 Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.79Douglas County Memorial Hospital
Median$85.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$145.00in South Dakota
Lowest saves$76.51vs the median
Hospitals in South Dakota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital lowest Armour · Armour, SD CULTURE BACTERIAL OTHER | $8.79 | $9.76 | Jan 9, 2026 source file |
| Same Day Surgery Center Rapid City · Rapid City, SD Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $25.70 | $32.12 | Sep 10, 2026 source file |
| Black Hills Surgical Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD Culture Respiratory- | $26.51 | $44.18 | — source file |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CULTURE: BACT RESPITOR 87070 | $43.20 | $54.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Webster Hospital Webster · Webster, SD CULTURE: BACT RESPITOR 87070 | $60.00 | $75.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake · Clear Lake, SD CULTURE: BACT RESPITOR 87070 | $66.40 | $83.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital Vermillion · Vermillion, SD CULTURE SPUTUM 87070 | $68.00 | $85.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital - Cah Viborg · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CULTURE: BACT OTHER 87070 | $75.00 | $75.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Huron Regional Medical Center Huron · Huron, SD Culture, Bacterial Resp w/Gram Stain SF | $83.10 | $138.50 | — source file |
| Brookings Health System Brookings · Brookings, SD Culture Bacteria Oth | $87.50 | $175.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center Faulkton · Faulkton, SD Sputum Culture GS ATL | $90.85 | $100.94 | — source file |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital Rapid City · Rapid City, SD Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $91.20 | $114.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital Spearfish · Spearfish, SD Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $91.20 | $114.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Rapid City, SD Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $91.20 | $114.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Bennett County Hospital & Nursing Home Martin · Martin, SD CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $104.00 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital - Cah Philip · Philip, SD Culture Aerobic Any Source | $118.00 | $118.00 | — source file |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain · Chamberlain, SD CULTURE SPUTUM 87070 | $118.40 | $148.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center Winner · Winner, SD CULTURE: BACT RESPITOR 87070 | $145.00 | $145.00 | May 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid City, SD | 4 | $25.70 | $58.86 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 2 | $43.20 | $59.10 |
| Armour, SD | 1 | $8.79 | $8.79 |
| Brookings, SD | 1 | $87.50 | $87.50 |
| Chamberlain, SD | 1 | $118.40 | $118.40 |
| Clear Lake, SD | 1 | $66.40 | $66.40 |
| Faulkton, SD | 1 | $90.85 | $90.85 |
| Huron, SD | 1 | $83.10 | $83.10 |
| Martin, SD | 1 | $104.00 | $104.00 |
| Philip, SD | 1 | $118.00 | $118.00 |
| Spearfish, SD | 1 | $91.20 | $91.20 |
| Vermillion, SD | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Webster, SD | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Winner, SD | 1 | $145.00 | $145.00 |
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$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
- Rhode Island$68.80
- South Carolina$123.54
- 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.