Culture of specimen by kit cost at US hospitals
CULTURE OF SPECIMEN BY KIT · CPT 87084
$13.00
lowest cash price
$29.78
national median
$70.20
highest cash price
62
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $13.00–$70.20 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Dec 1, 2025 ($27.07) → Sep 1, 2026 ($27.07)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 16 | $14.40 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 70 | $13.00 | $13.00 | $70.20 |
| Georgia | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 21 | $54.40 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Indiana | 16 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 12 | $54.40 | $54.40 | $54.40 |
| Kansas | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $37.36 | $37.36 | $37.36 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Montana | 2 | $35.20 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $27.07 | $29.78 | $29.78 |
| New Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 11 | $27.07 | $27.07 | $27.07 |
| North Carolina | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 35 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oklahoma | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oregon | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Carolina | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Texas | 35 | $36.88 | $36.88 | $36.88 |
| Virginia | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Washington | 12 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Wisconsin | 17 | $23.32 | $23.32 | $23.32 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn, IL | not published | $24.21 – $123.51 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle, WA | not published | $24.36 – $127.23 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane, WA | not published | $27.07 – $97.45 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | not published | $9.69 – $43.85 |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa, FL | not published | $27.07 – $60.10 |
| HCA HOUSTON PEARLAND | Pearland, TX | not published | $22.74 – $111.50 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $25.72 – $57.82 |
| Adventhealth Ottawa | Ottawa, KS | not published | $11.37 – $46.02 |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales, FL | not published | $27.07 – $60.10 |
| Lincoln Health | Damariscotta, ME | not published | $15.27 – $56.72 |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital | Marietta, GA | not published | $15.08 – $53.06 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | not published | $15.27 – $56.72 |
| HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL | NEWBERRY, FL | not published | $24.36 – $112.11 |
| Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $14.44 – $119.92 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | not published | $23.82 – $67.68 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | not published | $9.90 – $113.06 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) | Elk Grove Village, IL | not published | $9.31 – $119.92 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $14.44 – $63.34 |
| Texas Health Hospital Mansfield | Mansfield, TX | not published | $26.20 – $54.14 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | not published | $27.07 – $54.62 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $25.72 – $57.82 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | not published | $26.53 – $50.08 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $23.82 – $67.68 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $12.46 – $63.61 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $7.95 – $119.38 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $23.82 – $67.68 |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange, GA | not published | $15.08 – $53.06 |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson, GA | not published | $15.08 – $93.66 |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin, GA | not published | $15.08 – $53.06 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | not published | $15.08 – $50.08 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | not published | $15.08 – $50.08 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $23.82 – $67.68 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $27.07 – $101.96 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $10.65 – $36.54 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $17.63 – $84.67 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $16.91 – $84.67 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $27.07 – $101.96 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $9.06 – $36.54 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $6.04 – $84.67 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $10.65 – $36.54 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $27.07 – $101.96 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $6.60 – $51.43 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $10.65 – $36.54 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $6.60 – $10.08 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $9.10 – $36.54 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $11.31 – $48.73 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $25.72 – $48.73 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $25.72 – $25.72 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $6.04 – $84.67 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $9.12 – $13.42 |