Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Washington
In Washington, 58 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $9.10 to $278.20, with a median of $87.60. The lowest price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver). The highest price is 30.6× 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$9.10Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Median$87.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$278.20in Washington
Lowest saves$78.50vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL ORGANISM ID | $9.10 | $14.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Culture Spec, Bacteria, Not Urine,Stool,Blood Lab3501 | $10.64 | $21.27 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - LOWER RESPIR | $17.50 | $25.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Culture Othr Specimn Aerobic | $35.10 | $39.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC SPUTUM CULTURE RFLX LAB6000 | $44.14 | $76.10 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $45.33 | $53.33 | Feb 4, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $49.18 | $170.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $51.89 | $170.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $52.10 | $170.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $53.54 | $170.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $54.24 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $54.24 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $54.24 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $54.24 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $56.51 | $170.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $58.76 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $60.29 | $170.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA CULTURE,BACTERIAL,DEFINITIVE-OTHER SOURCE | $61.71 | $121.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $61.96 | $88.52 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Cul Bact Xcpt Urine Blood/Stool Aerobic Isol | $68.60 | $98.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood | $72.80 | $91.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $74.80 | $74.80 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC ENVIRONMENTAL CULTURE | $75.30 | $170.60 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $76.80 | $96.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC CULTURE-BODY FLUID | $77.00 | $110.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA CULTURE WOUND AEROBIC | $79.30 | $122.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $80.46 | $149.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $82.00 | $82.00 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL CDM | $87.00 | $116.00 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - RESPIRATORY | $88.20 | $126.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $91.80 | $108.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL (RL) | $92.95 | $169.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $96.00 | $120.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - MISC/OTHER/ROUTINE | $97.30 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Culture othr specimn aerobic | $98.40 | $123.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $104.65 | $161.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $109.85 | $169.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA LAB CULTURE OTHER SOURCE | $111.20 | $139.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $113.10 | $174.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $116.35 | $179.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $116.35 | $179.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood | $117.00 | $117.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $117.80 | $190.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA CULT AERO NOT URINE/BLD/STOOL | $120.00 | $150.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $125.71 | $139.68 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC CULTURE-RESPIR UPPER | $127.40 | $182.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $136.49 | $341.23 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE OTHR SPECMN AEROBIC | $137.60 | $172.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC CULT AEROBIC BACTRIA | $140.00 | $175.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA Wound Culture | $142.50 | $250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $145.60 | $182.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $147.56 | $196.75 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER - WOUND CULTURE | $162.40 | $232.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $165.32 | $165.32 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Nose Culture | $166.90 | $166.90 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA .Sputum Culture LC | $235.95 | $314.60 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIA OTHER | $278.20 | $535.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC CUL BACT XCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL LAB | $278.20 | $535.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 18 | $10.64 | $54.24 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $74.80 | $88.20 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $92.95 | $116.90 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $35.10 | $98.40 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $117.80 | $198.00 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $82.00 | $99.50 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $109.85 | $124.92 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $96.00 | $120.80 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $9.10 | $62.72 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $76.80 | $84.30 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $80.46 | $80.46 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $113.10 | $113.10 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $75.30 | $75.30 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $125.71 | $125.71 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $45.33 | $45.33 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $104.65 | $104.65 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $116.35 | $116.35 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $278.20 | $278.20 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $147.56 | $147.56 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $72.80 | $72.80 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $61.96 | $61.96 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $235.95 | $235.95 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $17.50 | $17.50 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $79.30 | $79.30 |
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
- Oklahoma$42.50
- 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
- West Virginia$50.50
- Wisconsin$77.35
- Wyoming$75.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.