Culture urine each isolate cost at US hospitals
HC Culture Urine Each Isolate · CPT 87088
$3.62
lowest cash price
$55.50
national median
$589.00
highest cash price
733
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.62–$589.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($8.09) → Sep 1, 2026 ($75.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arizona | 23 | $4.08 | $6.32 | $29.04 |
| Arkansas | 9 | $4.05 | $75.40 | $148.00 |
| California | 85 | $8.00 | $95.16 | $326.70 |
| Colorado | 13 | $3.62 | $132.49 | $310.75 |
| Florida | 63 | $15.00 | $85.16 | $589.00 |
| Georgia | 25 | $18.36 | $72.15 | $167.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $71.25 |
| Illinois | 50 | $10.56 | $75.20 | $378.72 |
| Indiana | 26 | $10.11 | $92.40 | $160.80 |
| Iowa | 24 | $38.58 | $41.40 | $85.00 |
| Kansas | 9 | $53.60 | $53.60 | $76.70 |
| Kentucky | 14 | $27.84 | $100.36 | $192.00 |
| Louisiana | 4 | $13.78 | $13.78 | $13.78 |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $11.16 | $19.74 | $127.20 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $21.56 | $23.62 | $113.60 |
| Mississippi | 7 | $6.21 | $41.40 | $115.60 |
| Missouri | 20 | $29.25 | $42.90 | $562.11 |
| Montana | 2 | $23.20 | $23.20 | $23.20 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $17.18 | $47.46 | $107.10 |
| Nevada | 4 | $13.28 | $123.41 | $172.18 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 23 | $8.09 | $8.90 | $42.00 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $8.09 | $8.09 | $52.99 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $34.33 | $34.33 | $91.46 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $44.80 | $44.80 | $44.80 |
| Ohio | 67 | $25.50 | $52.65 | $186.00 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $17.48 | $58.50 | $168.85 |
| Oregon | 10 | $21.37 | $32.30 | $32.32 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | $25.80 | $58.80 | $400.40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $23.00 | $85.80 | $163.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $37.60 | $50.40 | $72.00 |
| Tennessee | 34 | $5.67 | $24.60 | $456.00 |
| Texas | 96 | $26.21 | $85.65 | $557.86 |
| Virginia | 43 | $14.03 | $85.80 | $581.04 |
| Washington | 32 | $14.00 | $28.35 | $182.00 |
| West Virginia | 13 | $45.00 | $60.80 | $73.50 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $9.90 | $80.00 | $187.00 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $10.50 | $15.72 | $17.70 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $17.48 | $7.62 – $18.20 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $17.48 | $7.62 – $14.96 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $17.48 | $7.62 – $14.96 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $17.48 | $7.62 – $9.58 |
| Platte County Hospital | Wheatland, WY | $17.55 | $12.00 – $24.25 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $17.60 | $5.00 – $15.86 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $17.60 | $5.00 – $15.86 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $17.60 | $5.12 – $15.86 |
| MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $17.60 | $5.09 – $18.08 |
| MultiCare Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $17.60 | $5.12 – $15.86 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | $17.64 | $4.69 – $17.15 |
| Washakie Medical Center | Worland, WY | $17.70 | $12.00 – $24.25 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | $17.85 | $7.12 – $20.23 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $17.85 | $7.12 – $20.23 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $17.85 | $7.12 – $20.23 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | $17.85 | $7.12 – $20.23 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia | Ringgold, GA | $18.36 | $8.09 – $19.45 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson | Hixson, TN | $18.36 | $7.20 – $43.40 |
| Arizona General Hospital Mesa | Mesa, AZ | $18.78 | $4.85 – $62.10 |
| Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC | Glendale, WI | $19.61 | $7.85 – $14.51 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | $19.74 | $4.37 – $15.37 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI | Tehachapi, CA | $20.25 | $0.49 – $38.69 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks | Glendale Heights, IL | $21.00 | $8.09 – $13.11 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | $21.00 | $7.92 – $13.11 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange | La Grange, IL | $21.00 | $7.92 – $13.11 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook | Bolingbrook, IL | $21.00 | $8.09 – $13.11 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Appleton, WI | $21.09 | $8.09 – $31.23 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Oshkosh, WI | $21.09 | $8.09 – $31.23 |
| MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER | The Dalles, OR | $21.37 | $2.18 – $141.94 |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center | Faribualt, MN | $21.56 | $7.53 – $38.93 |
| Buffalo Hospital | Buffalo, MN | $21.56 | $7.53 – $38.93 |
| Cambridge Medical Center | Cambridge, MN | $21.56 | $7.53 – $38.93 |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls, MN | $21.56 | $7.53 – $85.07 |
| Owatonna Hospital | Owatonna, MN | $21.56 | $7.53 – $38.93 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073, MN | $22.18 | $7.53 – $59.90 |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center | Cades, SC | $23.00 | $4.64 – $23.83 |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center | Polson, MT | $23.20 | $10.11 – $24.97 |
| SIERRA VISTA HOSPITAL, INC. | San Luis Obispo, CA | $23.31 | $8.09 – $336.70 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407, MN | $23.62 | $7.53 – $19.97 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN | $23.62 | $7.53 – $14.74 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN | $23.62 | $7.53 – $30.90 |
| LeConte Medical Center | Sevierville, TN | $23.78 | $3.64 – $73.80 |
| CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER | Kailua, HI | $24.00 | $6.07 – $131.25 |
| HCA FLORIDA LAKE MONROE HOSPITAL | SANFORD, FL | $24.27 | $7.33 – $111.35 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | $24.40 | $7.84 – $40.00 |
| Morristown-Hamblen Hospital Association | Morristown, TN | $24.60 | $3.64 – $73.80 |
| St. Clare Hospital | Lakewood, WA | $24.68 | $8.09 – $64.20 |
| CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY | Ashland City, TN | $25.00 | $3.64 – $24.27 |
| UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL | Ukiah, CA | $25.20 | $8.09 – $97.05 |
| Barnesville Hospital | Barnesville, OH | $25.50 | $4.00 – $4.00 |