Culture typing added method cost at US hospitals

Culture typing added method · CPT 87158

$3.08

lowest cash price

$42.60

national median

$408.37

highest cash price

373

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.08–$408.37 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$3.08

ST HELENA HOSPITAL — Vallejo, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$408.37

AdventHealth Porter — Denver, CO

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($7.74) → Sep 1, 2026 ($33.47)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $206.70 $237.12 $304.98
Arizona 7 $6.87 $8.31 $172.15
Arkansas 1 $43.55 $43.55 $43.55
California 67 $3.08 $49.28 $64.20
Colorado 10 $408.37 $408.37 $408.37
Florida 73 $8.15 $66.30 $273.98
Georgia 25 $10.92 $10.92 $96.76
Hawaii 1 $38.25 $38.25 $38.25
Illinois 39 $20.00 $75.60 $101.50
Indiana 26 $42.60 $42.60 $267.37
Iowa 12 $38.58 $38.58 $38.58
Kansas 10 $106.70 $106.70 $106.70
Kentucky 12 $73.20 $234.42 $267.37
Louisiana 4 $27.82 $27.82 $27.82
Maine 7 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Michigan 26 $3.76 $10.68 $10.68
Minnesota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Missouri 14 $122.30 $122.30 $122.30
Montana 2 $116.00 $116.00 $116.00
New Hampshire 1 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New Jersey 21 $7.74 $8.51 $8.51
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 21 $7.74 $7.74 $149.00
North Carolina 14 $104.00 $104.00 $104.00
North Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Ohio 62 $34.45 $73.20 $123.99
Oklahoma 14 $53.30 $74.75 $277.20
Oregon 9 $11.20 $11.20 $11.20
Pennsylvania 2 $100.80 $100.80 $100.80
South Carolina 9 $83.00 $113.00 $123.00
South Dakota 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
Tennessee 35 $8.97 $9.00 $368.46
Texas 76 $13.20 $97.00 $406.56
Virginia 37 $8.97 $23.00 $288.00
Washington 30 $5.20 $23.18 $35.49
Wisconsin 30 $49.29 $89.10 $119.35

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $3.08 $0.44 – $60.43
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $3.11 $3.82 – $5.70
SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES Simi Valley, CA $3.29 $5.70 – $56.45
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $3.50 $5.70 – $63.46
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $3.52 $1.54 – $59.81
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $3.70 $1.71 – $58.30
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $3.76 $4.18 – $14.71
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $3.91 $0.44 – $64.01
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $3.91 $0.86 – $66.98
ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE Tulare, CA $3.91 $1.55 – $53.35
ADVENTIST HEALTH DELANO Delano, CA $4.11 $1.54 – $34.43
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $4.52 $1.14 – $13.93
MultiCare Valley Hospital Spokane Valley, WA $5.20 $4.89 – $14.03
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital Spokane, WA $5.20 $4.92 – $14.03
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $6.33 $0.44 – $30.89
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $6.87 $4.64 – $37.65
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $7.41 $4.64 – $37.65
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $7.63 $4.34 – $23.87
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $7.74 $3.89 – $19.37
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $7.74 $3.89 – $19.37
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $7.74 $6.19 – $19.37
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $7.74 $6.19 – $19.37
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $7.74 $6.19 – $19.37
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $7.74 $3.89 – $19.37
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $7.74 $7.74 – $35.47
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $7.74 $4.46 – $34.76
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $7.74 $3.30 – $35.47
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $7.74 $3.89 – $19.37
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $7.74 $7.74 – $35.47
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $7.74 $3.30 – $36.43
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $7.74 $6.19 – $35.47
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $7.74 $4.92 – $35.47
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $7.74 $3.45 – $35.47
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $7.74 $7.74 – $35.47
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $7.74 $6.19 – $19.37
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $7.74 $5.06 – $19.37
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $7.74 $6.19 – $19.37
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $7.74 $5.06 – $19.37
HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL PANAMA CITY, FL $8.15 $7.01 – $98.87
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital Red Bluff, CA $8.18 $5.70 – $14.00
Chandler Regional Medical Center Chandler, AZ $8.31 $4.34 – $26.04
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $8.51 $3.64 – $32.04
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $8.51 $3.64 – $32.04
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $8.51 $3.64 – $32.04
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $8.51 $3.24 – $32.04
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $8.51 $3.64 – $32.04
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $8.51 $3.06 – $32.04
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $8.51 $3.64 – $32.04
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $8.51 $3.64 – $32.04
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $8.51 $3.64 – $32.04

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