Bacterial Culture, Any Other Source Except Urine, Blood or Stool, Aerobic Cost in Arkansas
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 58 Arkansas hospitals. CPT 87070. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $37.74
📉 Low $4.40
📈 High $189
🏥 58 hospitals
🏛️ 44 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Arkansas
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 58 of 58 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Centene | UHC | Cigna | Humana | Aetna | MultiPlan | Medicare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOWARD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL NASHVILLE |
$4.40 | $11.00 | — | — | — | $11.00 | — | — | — |
| GREAT RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BLYTHEVILLE |
$8.05 | $9.83 | — | — | $17.80 | — | — | — | $8.62 |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL LITTLE ROCK |
$9.73 | $10.81 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $83.00 | — | $83.20 | $90.00 | — |
| ARKANSAS CHILDREN'S NORTHWEST SPRINGDALE |
$9.73 | $85.00 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $83.00 | — | $83.20 | $90.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - LITTLE ROCK BAPTIST HEALTH DRIVE LITTLE ROCK |
$11.75 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| CHICOT MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER LAKE VILLAGE |
$12.85 | $9.83 | $6.42 | $5.53 | — | $5.04 | $5.14 | — | $5.04 |
| ARKANSAS METHODIST MEDICAL CENTER W KINGSHIGHWAY PARAGOULD |
$13.00 | $102 | $140 | $100 | $105 | $100 | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH JONESBORO |
$16.25 | $1.00 | $8.79 | — | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | — |
| LAWRENCE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL WALNUT RIDGE |
$16.25 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | — | — |
| BRADLEY COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER WARREN |
$16.50 | $13.47 | $17.16 | $10.55 | — | $17.33 | $26.40 | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH - FORT SMITH TOWSON AVENUE FORT SMITH |
$18.68 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| MENA REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM MENA |
$19.20 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | $8.62 |
| BAPTIST HEALTH VAN BUREN CRAWFORD MEMORIAL DRIVE VAN BUREN |
$20.54 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-CONWAY EXCHANGE AVENUE CONWAY |
$20.54 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HOT SPRING COUNTY SCHNEIDER DRIVE MALVERN |
$20.54 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| MAGNOLIA HOSPITAL HOSPITAL DRIVE MAGNOLIA |
$20.54 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - NORTH LITTLE ROCK SPRINGHILL DRIVE NORTH LITTLE ROCK |
$20.54 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-STUTTGART NORTH BUERKLE ROAD STUTTGART |
$20.54 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-DREW COUNTY SCOGIN DRIVE MONTICELLO |
$20.54 | $8.79 | $9.18 | $8.62 | $16.06 | $8.71 | — | $85.00 | — |
| DELTA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DUMAS |
$20.74 | $9.83 | $9.14 | $9.33 | — | $9.23 | — | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT MORRILTON MORRILTON |
$22.42 | $8.62 | $9.05 | $8.62 | $6.50 | $8.62 | $9.05 | — | — |
| ST. BERNARDS CROSSRIDGE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL FALLS BLVD S WYNNE |
$25.00 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | — | — |
| MCGEHEE-DESHA COUNTY HOSPITAL MCGEHEE |
$26.13 | $13.47 | $34.40 | $36.27 | $7.93 | $34.74 | — | — | $8.45 |
| ST. BERNARDS FIVE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER MEDICAL CENTER DR POCAHONTAS |
$27.00 | $1.00 | $8.79 | — | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | — | — |
| OZARK HEALTH CLINTON |
$27.04 | $8.45 | $8.70 | $7.54 | $9.92 | $15.80 | $16.44 | — | $8.45 |
| BAXTER HEALTH FULTON COUNTY HOSPITAL SALEM |
$27.20 | $9.83 | — | $20.98 | — | — | — | — | $19.80 |
| CORNERSTONE SPECIALTY HOSPITALS LITTLE ROCK 6TH FLOOR |
$36.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PINE BLUFF |
$36.60 | $8.62 | $8.79 | $7.76 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | — |
| SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER S MAIN STREET HOPE |
$37.74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$38.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
$38.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL NORTHWEST ARKANSAS ROGERS |
$38.35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - ARKADELPHIA TWIN RIVERS DRIVE ARKADELPHIA |
$38.48 | $10.81 | $14.15 | $8.62 | $16.06 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER-EL DORADO WEST GROVE STREET EL DORADO |
$38.48 | $10.81 | $14.15 | $8.62 | $16.06 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER - HEBER SPRINGS BYPASS ROAD HEBER SPRINGS |
$38.48 | $10.81 | $14.15 | $8.62 | $16.06 | — | — | $85.00 | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY HEALTH SYSTEM LITTLE ROCK |
$39.78 | $8.62 | $9.05 | $8.62 | $6.50 | $8.88 | $9.05 | — | — |
| CHI ST. VINCENT NORTH SHERWOOD |
$43.22 | $8.62 | $9.05 | $8.62 | $6.50 | $8.88 | $9.05 | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - NEWPORT NEWPORT |
$44.00 | $13.47 | — | $8.62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH WHITE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER SEARCY |
$44.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNITY HEALTH - JACKSONVILLE JACKSONVILLE |
$44.00 | $9.83 | $12.50 | $8.62 | $8.96 | — | $8.62 | — | $8.71 |
| SALINE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MEDICAL PARK DRIVE BENTON |
$53.85 | $8.62 | $16.41 | $8.62 | $71.87 | — | $8.79 | — | — |
| SOUTH MISSISSIPPI COUNTY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER OSCEOLA |
$63.74 | $8.71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | $8.62 |
| IZARD REGIONAL HOSPITAL CALICO ROCK |
$65.75 | $9.83 | $47.40 | $45.11 | — | $45.11 | $45.11 | — | $8.62 |
| STONE COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$84.75 | $9.83 | — | — | — | — | $12.30 | $79.10 | — |
| WHITE RIVER MEDICAL CENTER BATESVILLE |
$84.75 | $9.83 | — | — | — | — | $12.30 | $79.10 | — |
| DARDANELLE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER RD SDARDANELLETREET DARDANELLE |
$97.41 | $13.46 | $35.00 | $28.00 | $40.00 | $28.28 | $28.00 | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL PARIS PARIS |
$103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL WALDRON WALDRON |
$103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL OZARK OZARK |
$103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BOONEVILLE BOONEVILLE |
$103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY HOSPITAL BERRYVILLE BERRYVILLE |
$103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JOHNSON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLARKSVILLE |
$106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UAMS MEDICAL CENTER LITTLE ROCK |
$110 | $8.88 | $8.88 | $8.88 | $8.96 | $8.88 | $8.62 | $75.00 | — |
| FORT SMITH ER & HOSPITAL PHOENIX AVE FORT SMITH |
$112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CABOT EMERGENCY HOSPITAL WILLIE RAY DR CABOT |
$112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUACHITA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER CAMDEN |
$128 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | $8.62 | — | $8.62 |
| CHI ST. VINCENT HOSPITAL HOT SPRINGS HOT SPRINGS |
$159 | $8.62 | $9.05 | $8.62 | $6.50 | $8.62 | $9.05 | $127 | — |
| ST. MARY'S REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER WEST MAIN STREET RUSSELLVILLE |
$189 | $8.62 | $9.05 | $8.62 | — | $9.05 | $8.79 | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87070, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $66.00 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $37.74 for this?
That is the median of what the 58 Arkansas hospitals above publish for Bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic cost in Arkansas?
- Cash prices for bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic (CPT 87070) in Arkansas range from $4.40 to $189, with a median of $37.74. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial culture, any other source except urine, blood or stool, aerobic in Arkansas?
- The cheapest Arkansas hospital published cash price for this procedure is $4.40. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Arkansas facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87070 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.