Culture virus isolation cost at US hospitals
Culture Virus isolation · CPT 87250
$18.40
lowest cash price
$162.00
national median
$246.60
highest cash price
143
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $18.40–$246.60 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($19.56) → Sep 1, 2026 ($19.56)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| California | 46 | $165.36 | $239.12 | $239.12 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 70 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Georgia | 24 | $165.75 | $165.75 | $165.75 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $118.50 | $118.50 | $118.50 |
| Illinois | 32 | $39.20 | $97.20 | $246.60 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 14 | $39.20 | $39.20 | $246.60 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 3 | $191.98 | $191.98 | $191.98 |
| Louisiana | 6 | 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 |
| Maryland | 1 | $162.00 | $162.00 | $162.00 |
| Michigan | 26 | $26.99 | $26.99 | $26.99 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $19.56 | $21.52 | $21.52 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 18 | $19.56 | $19.56 | $19.56 |
| North Carolina | 14 | 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 | 44 | $83.32 | $83.32 | $83.32 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oregon | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $186.00 | $186.00 | $186.00 |
| South Carolina | 9 | 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 | 28 | $18.40 | $18.75 | $18.75 |
| Texas | 109 | $23.76 | $163.70 | $205.97 |
| Virginia | 22 | $18.75 | $18.75 | $18.75 |
| Washington | 23 | $55.08 | $64.00 | $87.20 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $144.16 | $144.16 | $144.16 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center | Spokane, WA | not published | $19.56 – $21.52 |
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Milwaukee, WI | not published | $19.56 – $84.82 |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center | Mission Hills, CA | not published | $19.56 – $52.18 |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest | Midwest City, OK | not published | $19.56 – $41.86 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville, IL | not published | $19.56 – $105.98 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn, IL | not published | $19.56 – $105.98 |
| Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus | Seattle, WA | not published | $17.60 – $91.93 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane, WA | not published | $19.56 – $70.42 |
| Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale | Hinsdale, IL | not published | $19.15 – $31.69 |
| Adventhealth Tampa | Tampa, FL | not published | $19.56 – $43.42 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast Parkway | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $18.58 – $41.78 |
| Adventhealth Ottawa | Ottawa, KS | not published | $8.22 – $75.52 |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales | Lake Wales, FL | not published | $19.56 – $43.42 |
| Lincoln Health | Damariscotta, ME | not published | $19.56 – $42.78 |
| Stephens Memorial Hospital | Norway, ME | not published | $19.56 – $40.67 |
| Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $14.67 – $86.65 |
| MEDICAL CITY ARLINGTON HOSPITAL | RED OAK, TX | not published | $11.74 – $74.89 |
| Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) | Chicago, IL | not published | $14.67 – $81.73 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) | Elk Grove Village, IL | not published | $14.67 – $86.65 |
| MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL | Weatherford, TX | not published | $11.74 – $74.89 |
| OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park, IL | not published | $19.56 – $36.38 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $14.67 – $59.34 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana | Danville, IL | not published | $19.56 – $19.95 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $19.56 – $142.48 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge, VA | not published | $17.13 – $102.78 |
| MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL | McKinney, TX | not published | $16.43 – $74.89 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $19.56 – $20.54 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | not published | $19.56 – $39.47 |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton, VA | not published | $19.56 – $20.54 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $18.58 – $41.78 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | not published | $19.17 – $36.19 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | not published | $19.56 – $87.35 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $15.10 – $86.26 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $17.21 – $48.90 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $17.21 – $48.90 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $17.21 – $48.90 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $17.60 – $75.62 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $17.60 – $75.62 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $17.88 – $26.41 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | not published | $19.56 – $142.48 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $19.56 – $73.92 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $19.56 – $73.92 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $18.19 – $36.64 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $13.71 – $75.62 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $18.08 – $26.41 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $19.56 – $73.92 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $18.58 – $50.46 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $26.68 – $50.46 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $18.19 – $26.41 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $19.56 – $142.48 |