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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Primary Care - Bernie | Bernie, MO | $27.00 | $3.39 – $16.97 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $27.38 | $8.08 – $32.32 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $27.38 | $8.08 – $22.29 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $27.38 | $8.08 – $56.64 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $27.38 | $8.60 – $56.64 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $27.38 | $8.60 – $19.66 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $27.38 | $8.60 – $12.58 |
| SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | $27.50 | $6.06 – $15.59 |
| SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital | Waupun, WI | $27.50 | $8.08 – $16.33 |
| SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital | Ripon, WI | $27.50 | $8.08 – $16.33 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | $27.60 | $5.67 – $31.60 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | $27.60 | $5.67 – $31.60 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | $27.60 | $5.67 – $31.60 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | $27.60 | $7.27 – $31.60 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley, AZ | $27.60 | $5.00 – $18.75 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown | Nashville, TN | $27.60 | $2.91 – $31.60 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $27.91 | $5.00 – $18.75 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $28.08 | $6.79 – $35.63 |
| UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | Ukiah, CA | $28.20 | $7.08 – $108.86 |
| Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus | Loveland, CO | $28.74 | $6.42 – $23.75 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $28.75 | $8.08 – $13.09 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $28.75 | $7.91 – $13.09 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $28.75 | $7.91 – $13.09 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $28.75 | $8.08 – $13.09 |
| Love County Health Center | Marietta, OK | $29.00 | $7.19 – $10.10 |
| Rochester General Hospital | Rochester, NY | $29.23 | $7.12 – $10.42 |
| Newark Wayne Community Hospital | Newark, NY | $29.23 | $6.95 – $12.60 |
| Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic | Clifton Springs, NY | $29.23 | $5.38 – $18.18 |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. | Chilton, WI | $29.64 | $8.48 – $31.19 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | $30.74 | $8.08 – $36.60 |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $30.74 | $8.08 – $36.60 |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus | Milwaukee, WI | $30.74 | $8.08 – $36.60 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | $31.20 | $8.01 – $42.32 |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center | DeWitt, IA | $31.20 | $8.50 – $18.25 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | $31.20 | $9.29 – $11.75 |
| 62-1138045 BMH Union City | Union City, TN | $31.40 | $7.03 – $16.16 |
| St. Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $31.64 | $8.08 – $82.32 |
| Adventhealth Redmond | Rome, GA | $32.07 | $6.63 – $22.46 |
| Sunnyside Medical Center | CLACKAMAS, OR | $32.30 | $10.00 – $10.00 |
| Westside Medical Center | HILLSBORO, OR | $32.30 | $10.00 – $10.00 |
| Rappahannock General Hospital | Kilmarnock, VA | $32.40 | not published |
| PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER | Portland, OR | $32.64 | $6.46 – $183.60 |
| Waldo County General Hospital | Belfast, ME | $32.85 | $8.08 – $30.94 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | $33.02 | $7.92 – $49.60 |
| St. Anthony Hospital | Gig Harbor, WA | $33.39 | $8.08 – $82.32 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown, KY | $33.52 | $6.87 – $71.89 |
| St. Anne Hospital | Burien, WA | $33.52 | $8.08 – $98.79 |
| WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital | Gettysburg, PA | $33.60 | $7.10 – $33.37 |
| WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital | Chambersburg, PA | $33.60 | $7.10 – $35.94 |
| WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital | Waynesboro, PA | $33.60 | $7.46 – $42.34 |