Bacterial culture (wound) cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $10.39 to $180.60, with a median of $50.50. The lowest price is at Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital (Philippi). The highest price is 17.4× 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$10.39Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital
Median$50.50half pay less
Highest$180.60in West Virginia
Lowest saves$40.11vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandalia Health Broaddus Hospital lowest Philippi · Philippi, WV CULTURE, B. PERTUSSIS NASOPHAR | $10.39 | $14.84 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Sistersville General Hospital Sistersville · Sistersville, WV Culture,Bacterial | $10.91 | $18.18 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $11.00 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison · Charleston, WV CULTURE GROUP B STREP GENITAL RL | $14.00 | $28.00 | — source file |
| Minnie Hamilton Health Care Center Grantsville · Grantsville, WV UPPER RESPIRATORY CULTURE - ROUTINE | $17.00 | $17.00 | — source file |
| Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg · Petersburg, WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $17.60 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Mon Health Marion Neighborhood Hospital White Hall · Fairmont, WV Culture Bronchial Washing | $25.59 | $51.17 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Mon Health Medical Center Morgantown · Morgantown, WV Culture Transfusion Unit | $25.59 | $51.17 | Apr 10, 2026 source file |
| Pocahontas Memorial Hospital Buckeye · Buckeye, WV CULTURE, BACTER, THR | $28.70 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Stonewall Jackson Hospital Weston · Weston, WV Culture Genital | $28.73 | $57.46 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Strep Culture Pediatrics | $28.81 | $28.81 | — source file |
| Rivers Health Point Pleasant · Point Pleasant, WV CULTURE ROUTINE | $33.24 | $103.86 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $34.00 | $68.00 | — source file |
| Raleigh General Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV Culture, bacterial; any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic, with isolation and presumptive identification of isolates | $37.70 | $94.25 | — source file |
| Williamson Memorial Williamson · Williamson, WV CULTURE THROAT OR NOSE | $44.00 | $88.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $44.50 | $89.00 | — source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $50.50 | $101.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $50.50 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Preston Memorial Hospital Kingwood · Morgantown, WV CULTURE SPUTUM | $52.13 | $104.25 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $55.50 | $111.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Montgomery General Hospital Montgomery · Beckley, WV CULTURE,FUNGUS EXCEPT BLOOD | $56.20 | $74.93 | Feb 17, 2026 source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $56.50 | $113.00 | — source file |
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston · Charleston, WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $56.50 | $113.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $61.00 | $122.00 | — source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $61.00 | $122.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $71.50 | $143.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $73.00 | $146.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary’s Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Gall Bladder Culture | $73.90 | $73.90 | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $74.00 | $148.00 | — source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $74.50 | $149.00 | — source file |
| Jackson General Hospital Ripley · Ripley, WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $75.00 | $150.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV BACTERIAL CULTURE; ANY OTHER SOURCE EXCEPT URINE; BLOOD OR STOOL; AEROBIC | $159.00 | $318.00 | — source file |
| Beckley Arh Hospital Beckley · Beckley, WV CULTURE OTH SPECIMEN AEROBIC | $169.20 | $282.00 | — source file |
| Summers County Arh Hospital Hinton · Hinton, WV CULTURE OTH SPECIMEN AEROBIC | $180.60 | $301.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beckley, WV | 3 | $37.70 | $56.20 |
| Morgantown, WV | 3 | $11.00 | $25.59 |
| Charleston, WV | 2 | $14.00 | $35.25 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $28.81 | $51.36 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $55.50 | $64.25 |
| Buckeye, WV | 1 | $28.70 | $28.70 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $159.00 | $159.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $44.50 | $44.50 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $61.00 | $61.00 |
| Fairmont, WV | 1 | $25.59 | $25.59 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Grantsville, WV | 1 | $17.00 | $17.00 |
| Hinton, WV | 1 | $180.60 | $180.60 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $74.50 | $74.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $71.50 | $71.50 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Philippi, WV | 1 | $10.39 | $10.39 |
| Point Pleasant, WV | 1 | $33.24 | $33.24 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Sistersville, WV | 1 | $10.91 | $10.91 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $56.50 | $56.50 |
| Weston, WV | 1 | $28.73 | $28.73 |
| Williamson, WV | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $74.00 | $74.00 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $50.50 | $50.50 |
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
- Virginia$68.95
- Washington$88.20
- Wisconsin$77.35
- Wyoming$73.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.