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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | $89.10 | $5.80 – $14.94 |
| SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital | Waupun, WI | $89.10 | $7.74 – $13.55 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Madison | Madison, WI | $89.10 | $5.80 – $42.57 |
| SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital | Ripon, WI | $89.10 | $7.74 – $13.55 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | $90.26 | $7.74 – $15.62 |
| SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER | ANTIOCH, TN | $90.60 | $3.48 – $23.22 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | $94.94 | $7.74 – $7.74 |
| St Anne Hospital | Toledo, OH | $96.60 | not published |
| Adventhealth Murray | Po Box 1406, GA | $96.76 | $7.74 – $15.34 |
| Adventhealth Gordon | Calhoun, GA | $96.76 | $7.59 – $15.34 |
| HCA HOUSTON MEDICAL CENTER | Houston, TX | $97.00 | $6.50 – $39.40 |
| HCA HOUSTON CLEAR LAKE | FRIENDSWOOD, TX | $97.00 | $6.37 – $32.04 |
| HCA HOUSTON KINGWOOD | HUMBLE, TX | $97.00 | $6.37 – $32.04 |
| Urbana Hospital | Urbana, OH | $97.20 | not published |
| Springfield Medical Center | Springfield, OH | $97.20 | not published |
| Adventhealth Sebring | Sebring, FL | $97.37 | $7.93 – $17.59 |
| Adventhealth Wauchula | Wauchula, FL | $98.56 | not published |
| Willard Hospital | Willard, OH | $99.60 | not published |
| Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) | Kettering, OH | $100.00 | $3.10 – $16.25 |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) | Miamisburg, OH | $100.00 | $3.10 – $16.25 |
| Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) | Dayton, OH | $100.00 | $3.10 – $16.25 |
| Soin Medical Center | Beaver Creek, OH | $100.00 | $3.10 – $16.25 |
| Kettering Health Greene Memorial | Xenia, OH | $100.00 | $3.10 – $16.25 |
| Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) | Hamilton, OH | $100.00 | $3.10 – $16.25 |
| Kettering Health Troy | Troy, OH | $100.00 | $3.10 – $16.25 |
| UPMC Kane | Kane, PA | $100.80 | $4.40 – $33.41 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital | IL 60190, IL | $101.50 | not published |
| Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital | McHenry, IL | $101.50 | not published |
| Northwestern Memorial Hospital | Chicago, IL | $101.50 | not published |
| St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital | Youngstown, OH | $102.60 | not published |
| St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital | Youngstown, OH | $102.60 | not published |
| St Joseph Warren Hospital | Warren, OH | $102.60 | not published |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | $103.40 | $7.74 – $13.55 |
| Adventhealth Hendersonville | Hendersonville, NC | $104.00 | $7.74 – $19.33 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | $105.05 | $5.80 – $52.03 |
| Adventhealth Shawnee Mission | Shawnee Mission, KS | $106.70 | $3.25 – $22.45 |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park | Overland Park, KS | $106.70 | $3.25 – $22.45 |
| Adventhealth Ottawa | Ottawa, KS | $106.70 | $3.25 – $26.64 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $109.14 | $4.65 – $180.60 |
| Lourdes Hospital | Paducah, KY | $110.40 | not published |
| Tiffin Hospital | Tiffin, OH | $111.00 | not published |
| MUSC Health Florence Medical Center | Florence, SC | $112.00 | $2.99 – $8.51 |
| MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center | Lancaster, SC | $112.00 | $7.74 – $8.99 |
| MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston | Charleston, SC | $113.00 | $7.74 – $9.43 |
| MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center | Orangeburg, SC | $113.00 | $7.74 – $8.51 |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital | BOCA RATON, FL | $115.70 | $7.74 – $88.81 |
| St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus | Missoula, MT | $116.00 | $7.82 – $23.89 |
| cleveland clinic florida weston hospital | Weston, FL | $116.35 | $3.25 – $168.00 |
| martin north hospital | Stuart, FL | $116.35 | $4.23 – $30.75 |
| Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $118.80 | not published |