Culture aerobic additional method definitive id each cost at US hospitals
HC Culture Aerobic Additional Method Definitive ID Each · CPT 87077
$8.08
lowest cash price
$72.00
national median
$690.00
highest cash price
911
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $8.08–$690.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($59.45) → Sep 1, 2026 ($76.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $118.56 | $169.26 | $217.62 |
| Arizona | 24 | $16.79 | $26.06 | $122.11 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $18.85 | $52.00 | $146.00 |
| California | 91 | $18.48 | $74.60 | $308.04 |
| Colorado | 17 | $14.93 | $419.56 | $573.00 |
| Florida | 74 | $19.60 | $150.80 | $596.29 |
| Georgia | 25 | $32.07 | $96.72 | $225.49 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $74.25 |
| Illinois | 51 | $16.50 | $64.20 | $244.08 |
| Indiana | 26 | $58.00 | $82.80 | $267.37 |
| Iowa | 29 | $31.20 | $38.64 | $534.30 |
| Kansas | 11 | $35.75 | $58.00 | $168.15 |
| Kentucky | 26 | $26.03 | $110.40 | $267.37 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $33.02 | $33.02 | $33.02 |
| Maine | 7 | $32.85 | $93.60 | $105.20 |
| Maryland | 2 | $16.20 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
| Michigan | 27 | $8.46 | $75.00 | $87.00 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $90.40 | $316.46 | $397.77 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $13.64 | $38.13 | $96.48 |
| Missouri | 21 | $27.00 | $42.35 | $81.25 |
| Montana | 2 | $56.00 | $56.00 | $132.80 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $13.80 | $41.50 | $107.07 |
| Nevada | 4 | $51.66 | $54.69 | $72.08 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $101.95 | $101.95 | $101.95 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $8.08 | $8.89 | $37.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 24 | $8.08 | $19.80 | $227.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $61.03 | $61.03 | $97.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $90.40 | $90.40 | $90.40 |
| Ohio | 68 | $24.70 | $77.25 | $199.86 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $27.38 | $44.20 | $319.13 |
| Oregon | 12 | $32.30 | $50.88 | $63.00 |
| Pennsylvania | 34 | $33.60 | $48.00 | $379.00 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $79.00 | $99.60 | $125.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $48.80 | $72.00 | $99.20 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $14.03 | $27.60 | $347.56 |
| Texas | 109 | $28.08 | $145.80 | $690.00 |
| Virginia | 43 | $14.03 | $81.90 | $204.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $20.40 | $48.45 | $182.00 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $25.00 | $114.00 | $249.50 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $19.95 | $80.00 | $256.30 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $40.32 | $64.79 | $72.92 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital | Cortlandt Manor, NY | $227.00 | $5.66 – $43.91 |
| NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center | New York, NY | $227.00 | $5.66 – $98.53 |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $232.55 | $6.00 – $17.29 |
| CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont | Beaumont, TX | $232.98 | $4.04 – $37.70 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL | $244.08 | $7.41 – $66.00 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals | Morgantown, WV | $249.50 | $3.00 – $34.23 |
| MEDICAL CITY GREEN OAKS HOSPITAL | DALLAS, TX | $253.39 | $6.79 – $21.17 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | $256.30 | $6.06 – $64.22 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $267.37 | $6.87 – $174.75 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $267.37 | $6.87 – $233.00 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $267.37 | $6.87 – $233.00 |
| Baptist Health La Grange | La Grange, KY | $267.37 | $6.87 – $233.00 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $267.37 | $6.87 – $236.84 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville, KY | $267.37 | $4.85 – $233.00 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah, KY | $267.37 | $6.87 – $233.00 |
| HCA HealthONE Rocky Mountain Children's at Presbyterian St. Luke's | Denver, CO | $277.00 | $5.14 – $23.12 |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee | Shawnee, OK | $277.20 | $8.08 – $11.97 |
| Queen of The Valley Medical Center | Napa, CA | $287.64 | $8.08 – $83.27 |
| Dominican Hospital | Santa Cruz, CA | $296.10 | $6.65 – $72.32 |
| HCA FLORIDA WOODMONT HOSPITAL | TAMARAC, FL | $297.50 | $8.00 – $105.62 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | $301.60 | $8.08 – $16.30 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center | Davenport, IA | $306.60 | $8.08 – $8.08 |
| Petaluma Valley Hospital | Petaluma, CA | $308.04 | $7.92 – $65.89 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt, MN | $316.46 | $7.52 – $38.93 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $316.46 | $7.52 – $38.93 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $316.46 | $7.52 – $38.93 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls, MN | $316.46 | $7.52 – $85.07 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $316.46 | $7.52 – $38.93 |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest | Midwest City, OK | $319.13 | $6.00 – $17.29 |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center | Davenport, IA | $322.20 | not published |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407, MN | $338.02 | $7.52 – $19.97 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN | $338.02 | $7.52 – $14.74 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN | $338.02 | $7.52 – $30.90 |
| STONECREST MEDICAL CENTER | Smyrna, TN | $347.56 | $3.64 – $24.24 |
| Adventhealth Wauchula | Wauchula, FL | $347.69 | not published |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield | Mansfield, TX | $359.52 | $8.08 – $35.90 |
| Texas Health Huguley Hospital Fort Worth South | Burleson, TX | $359.52 | $8.08 – $35.90 |
| WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital | Lewisburg, PA | $379.00 | $7.81 – $39.18 |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $392.00 | $8.56 – $96.00 |
| Adventhealth Sebring | Sebring, FL | $396.74 | $8.28 – $18.36 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073, MN | $397.77 | $7.52 – $59.90 |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | $419.56 | $7.92 – $14.95 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | $419.56 | $7.92 – $14.95 |
| AdventHealth Porter | Denver, CO | $419.56 | $7.92 – $14.95 |
| AdventHealth Avista | Louisville, CO | $419.56 | $7.92 – $14.95 |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | $419.56 | $7.92 – $14.95 |
| MEDICAL CITY FRISCO HOSPITAL | Frisco, TX | $419.74 | $6.79 – $32.23 |
| HCA FLORIDA NORTHWEST HOSPITAL | MARGATE, FL | $436.00 | $8.00 – $105.62 |
| HCA FLORIDA TWIN CITIES HOSPITAL | DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, FL | $453.00 | $7.32 – $100.13 |
| Adventhealth Ocala | Ocala, FL | $495.77 | $8.08 – $17.94 |