Bacterial culture (wound) cost in Wyoming
In Wyoming, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for bacterial culture of a sample other than urine, blood or stool (wound, throat, fluid): from $10.92 to $170.00, with a median of $75.00. The lowest price is at Banner Wyoming Medical Center (Casper). The highest price is 15.6× 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 Oct 4, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$10.92Banner Wyoming Medical Center
Median$75.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$170.00in Wyoming
Lowest saves$64.08vs the median
Hospitals in Wyoming, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Wyoming Medical Center lowest Casper · Casper, WY LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC RESP UPPER | $10.92 | $26.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Banner Community Hospital Torrington · Torrington, WY LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC RESP UPPER | $16.35 | $26.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Platte County Hospital Wheatland · Wheatland, WY LAB CULT BACT FLUID BODY STERILE | $18.25 | $26.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Washakie Medical Center Worland · Worland, WY LAB CULT BACT AEROBIC GENITAL | $18.41 | $26.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Aspen Mountain Medical Rock Spring · Rock Springs, WY CULTURE AEROBIC | $47.49 | $79.15 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Evanston Regional Hospital Evanston · Evanston, WY-UT Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $62.04 | $103.40 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Converse County Douglas · Douglas, WY CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $66.69 | $117.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Summit Medical Center Casper · Casper, WY CULTURE OTHR SPECIMN AEROBIC | $66.69 | $117.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Memorial Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo, WY THROAT CULTURE | $75.00 | $75.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Cheyenne · Cheyenne, WY HC CULTURE BACTERIAL OTHER SOURCE 88400 | $80.12 | $114.45 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Powell Valley Health Care Powell · Cody, WY Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $85.00 | $85.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Sheridan County Sheridan · Sheridan, WY Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $90.40 | $113.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Star Valley Health Afton · Afton, WY HC CULTURE BACTERIA EXCPT URINE BLOOD/STOOL AEROBIC ISOL | $108.50 | $155.00 | Nov 12, 2024 source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Carbon County Rawlins · Rawlins, WY BACTERIAL CULTURE | $122.25 | $163.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Weston County Health Services Newcastle · Newcastle, WY Culture Aerobic Any Source | $127.00 | $127.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Hot Springs County Memorial Hospital Thermopolis · Thermopolis, WY Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic | $168.00 | $168.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Ivinson Memorial Hospital Laramie · Laramie, WY HB CULTURE BACTERIAL | $170.00 | $170.00 | Nov 1, 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Casper, WY | 2 | $10.92 | $38.80 |
| Afton, WY | 1 | $108.50 | $108.50 |
| Buffalo, WY | 1 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Cheyenne, WY | 1 | $80.12 | $80.12 |
| Cody, WY | 1 | $85.00 | $85.00 |
| Douglas, WY | 1 | $66.69 | $66.69 |
| Evanston, WY-UT | 1 | $62.04 | $62.04 |
| Laramie, WY | 1 | $170.00 | $170.00 |
| Newcastle, WY | 1 | $127.00 | $127.00 |
| Rawlins, WY | 1 | $122.25 | $122.25 |
| Rock Springs, WY | 1 | $47.49 | $47.49 |
| Sheridan, WY | 1 | $90.40 | $90.40 |
| Thermopolis, WY | 1 | $168.00 | $168.00 |
| Torrington, WY | 1 | $16.35 | $16.35 |
| Wheatland, WY | 1 | $18.25 | $18.25 |
| Worland, WY | 1 | $18.41 | $18.41 |
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
- Washington$87.60
- West Virginia$50.50
- Wisconsin$77.35
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.