Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Virginia
In Virginia, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $11.00 to $685.03, with a median of $68.95. The lowest price is at Augusta Health (Fishersville). The highest price is 62.3× 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$11.00Augusta Health
Median$68.95half pay less
Highest$685.03in Virginia
Lowest saves$57.95vs the median
Hospitals in Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Augusta Health lowest Fishersville · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA M-Sputum Culture | $11.00 | $22.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Dickenson Community Hospital Clintwood · Clintwood, VA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $14.72 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lee County Community Hospital Pennington Gap · Pennington Gap, VA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $14.72 | $64.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnston Memorial Hospital Abingdon · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $15.15 | $101.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Lonesome Pine Hospital Big Stone Gap · Big Stone Gap, VA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $15.15 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Russell County Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, VA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $15.15 | $101.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Smyth County Community Hospital Marion · Marion, VA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $15.15 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Riverside Smithfield Hospital Smithfield · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Rectal Culture | $29.04 | $58.08 | — source file |
| Rappahannock General Hospital Kilmarnock · Kilmarnock, VA HC So Body Fluid Culture | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| Bath Community Hospital Hot Springs · Hot Springs, VA CULTURE GENITAL 008334 | $41.88 | $55.84 | — source file |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville · Charlottesville, VA Chgl Abscess Culture | $43.50 | $87.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg · Harrisonburg, VA Chgl Abscess Culture | $43.50 | $87.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA HC So Body Fluid Culture | $49.80 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA HC So Body Fluid Culture | $49.80 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian · Richmond, VA HC So Body Fluid Culture | $49.80 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond · Richmond, VA HC So Body Fluid Culture | $49.80 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Eye Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | — source file |
| Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Foreign Body Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Sterile Site Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Environmental Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Chgl Prosthetic Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk · Suffolk, VA Chgl Cystic Fibrosis Resp Cult | $53.50 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Sterile Site Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Chgl Body Fluid Culture | $53.50 | $107.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg · Richmond, VA HC So Body Fluid Culture | $57.00 | $190.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $57.60 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC So Body Fluid Culture | $57.60 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southampton Memorial Hospital Franklin · Roanoke, VA HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $64.50 | $215.00 | — source file |
| Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital Rocky Mt · Roanoke, VA HB CULTURE BACTERIA AEROBIC | $68.95 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Carilion Giles Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CULTURE BACTERIA AEROBIC | $68.95 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Carilion New River Valley Medical Center Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA HB CULTURE BACTERIA AEROBIC | $68.95 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Community Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CULTURE BACTERIA AEROBIC | $68.95 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital Roanoke · Roanoke, VA HB CULTURE BACTERIA AEROBIC | $68.95 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Carilion Rockbridge Community Hospital Lexington · Lexington, VA HB CULTURE BACTERIA AEROBIC | $68.95 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital Tazewell · Bluefield, WV-VA HB CULTURE BACTERIA AEROBIC | $68.95 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston · South Boston, VA Chgl Csf Cult | $74.00 | $148.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Twin County Regional Healthcare Galax · Galax, VA Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $77.47 | $193.67 | — source file |
| Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Hc Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $80.98 | $134.97 | — source file |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CULTURE BACT OTH AERO W/ISOLATION | $92.50 | $185.00 | — source file |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CULTURE BACT OTH AERO W/ISOLATION | $92.50 | $185.00 | — source file |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CULTURE BACT OTH AERO W/ISOLATION | $92.50 | $185.00 | — source file |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CULTURE BACT OTH AERO W/ISOLATION | $92.50 | $185.00 | — source file |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV HC CULTURE BACT OTH AERO W/ISOLATION | $92.50 | $185.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia · Emporia, VA HC Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $114.90 | $383.00 | — source file |
| Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC HC Culture, Aerobic | $122.40 | $204.00 | — source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Alleghany Low Moor · Low Moor, VA CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $133.00 | $133.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sovah Health - Danville Danville · Danville, VA Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $164.00 | $410.00 | — source file |
| Sovah Health - Martinsville Martinsville · Martinsville, VA Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $164.00 | $410.00 | — source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery Christiansburg · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA CULT THROAT | $168.00 | $168.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wythe County Community Hospital Wytheville · Wytheville, VA Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $176.62 | $441.55 | — source file |
| Fauquier Health Warrenton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $180.40 | $451.00 | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk · Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC CULTURE TRANSFUSION REAC | $182.70 | $203.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Clinch Valley Health Richlands · Bluefield, WV-VA Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $204.99 | $512.48 | — source file |
| Lewisgale Hospital Pulaski Pulaski · Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA CULTURE WOUND | $281.00 | $281.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield · Richmond, VA CULTURE EYE | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville · Richmond, VA CULTURE BONE MARROW | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA CULTURE EAR | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA CULTURE CATHETER TIP | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond · Richmond, VA CULTURE EYE | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Hopewell · Richmond, VA CULT THROAT | $409.00 | $409.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lewisgale Medical Center Roanoke · Roanoke, VA CULT THROAT | $428.00 | $428.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center Fredericksburg · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CULTURE CSF | $555.12 | $555.12 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Reston Hospital Center Vienna · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CULTURE RESPIRATORY | $678.73 | $678.73 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Stonesprings Hospital Center Dulles · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CULTURE BODY FLUID | $685.03 | $685.03 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | 12 | $29.04 | $53.50 |
| Richmond, VA | 11 | $49.80 | $409.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 10 | $53.50 | $92.50 |
| Roanoke, VA | 6 | $64.50 | $68.95 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | 3 | $68.95 | $168.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 2 | $68.95 | $136.97 |
| Big Stone Gap, VA | 1 | $15.15 | $15.15 |
| Clintwood, VA | 1 | $14.72 | $14.72 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Danville, VA | 1 | $164.00 | $164.00 |
| Emporia, VA | 1 | $114.90 | $114.90 |
| Galax, VA | 1 | $77.47 | $77.47 |
| Hot Springs, VA | 1 | $41.88 | $41.88 |
| Harrisonburg, VA | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Kilmarnock, VA | 1 | $32.40 | $32.40 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 1 | $15.15 | $15.15 |
| Lebanon, VA | 1 | $15.15 | $15.15 |
| Lexington, VA | 1 | $68.95 | $68.95 |
| Low Moor, VA | 1 | $133.00 | $133.00 |
| Marion, VA | 1 | $15.15 | $15.15 |
| Martinsville, VA | 1 | $164.00 | $164.00 |
| Pennington Gap, VA | 1 | $14.72 | $14.72 |
| South Boston, VA | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| Suffolk, VA | 1 | $53.50 | $53.50 |
| Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | 1 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Wytheville, VA | 1 | $176.62 | $176.62 |
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$60.23
- Kansas$59.19
- Kentucky$103.20
- Louisiana$28.15
- Maine$61.51
- Maryland$112.37
- Massachusetts$40.00
- Michigan$53.00
- Minnesota$68.69
- 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$39.59
- North Carolina$77.74
- North Dakota$64.80
- Ohio$68.50
- Oklahoma$44.13
- Oregon$52.38
- Pennsylvania$61.20
- Puerto Rico$30.00
- Rhode Island$68.80
- South Carolina$123.54
- South Dakota$89.18
- Tennessee$40.20
- Texas$69.48
- Utah$102.73
- Vermont$84.27
- Washington$88.20
- West Virginia$50.50
- Wisconsin$77.35
- Wyoming$73.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.