Urine Culture Test cost at US hospitals

Urine culture, bacterial · CPT 87086

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Urine Culture Test

A urine culture grows whatever bacteria are present in a urine sample and counts them, which is how a real urinary tract infection is separated from a sample that merely looks suspicious. Results take a day or two, because bacteria need time to grow. Identifying the organism and testing which antibiotics kill it are usually billed as additional steps.

$6.98

lowest cash price

$82.32

national median

$864.14

highest cash price

909

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $6.98–$864.14 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$864.14

SKYLINE MADISON CAMPUS — NASHVILLE, TN

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($91.60) → Sep 1, 2026 ($100.26)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $95.94 $102.96 $303.42
Arizona 24 $11.82 $55.27 $267.47
Arkansas 11 $11.59 $47.45 $113.00
California 91 $12.12 $139.36 $650.25
Colorado 12 $6.98 $183.25 $277.00
Florida 55 $18.16 $276.43 $777.75
Georgia 24 $13.32 $202.80 $229.08
Hawaii 2 $36.80 $36.80 $60.75
Illinois 51 $29.37 $77.60 $192.50
Indiana 26 $16.38 $118.20 $233.40
Iowa 29 $38.58 $58.50 $824.20
Kansas 10 $42.80 $258.69 $280.49
Kentucky 23 $22.60 $100.26 $134.40
Louisiana 2 $74.10 $74.10 $74.10
Maine 7 $74.50 $120.00 $206.55
Maryland 2 $32.40 $32.40 $32.40
Michigan 27 $11.14 $55.00 $83.00
Minnesota 18 $32.42 $35.42 $114.40
Mississippi 11 $7.26 $48.00 $77.04
Missouri 21 $24.75 $60.50 $797.99
Montana 2 $88.00 $88.00 $90.40
Nebraska 13 $17.18 $71.82 $181.05
Nevada 4 $35.05 $215.46 $300.59
New Hampshire 1 $163.80 $163.80 $163.80
New Jersey 23 $8.07 $8.88 $61.00
New Mexico 2 $161.28 $161.28 $161.28
New York 24 $8.07 $19.80 $181.00
North Carolina 15 $82.32 $119.23 $178.00
North Dakota 4 $42.40 $42.40 $42.40
Ohio 68 $35.75 $89.40 $158.40
Oklahoma 18 $28.60 $47.82 $332.20
Oregon 12 $28.80 $35.25 $63.75
Pennsylvania 35 $25.00 $54.60 $490.20
South Carolina 11 $81.50 $114.00 $356.50
South Dakota 7 $42.40 $73.60 $116.00
Tennessee 34 $13.32 $26.73 $864.14
Texas 103 $31.85 $173.25 $799.88
Virginia 43 $13.80 $112.50 $744.58
Washington 33 $16.40 $59.98 $200.72
West Virginia 18 $31.50 $65.50 $127.80
Wisconsin 35 $39.22 $80.00 $210.78
Wyoming 4 $10.50 $15.72 $17.70

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $157.92 $8.00 – $8.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $157.92 $8.00 – $8.00
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $158.40 not published
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $159.36 $6.86 – $16.14
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $159.90 $7.26 – $28.99
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $159.95 $8.07 – $47.26
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital Grass Valley, CA $160.23 $8.07 – $279.30
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $161.28 $8.07 – $11.30
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $162.59 $7.94 – $164.32
MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital North Conway, NH $163.80 $3.98 – $76.23
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $164.36 $7.94 – $124.80
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital DECATUR, IL $165.60 $7.78 – $230.00
HSHS St. John's Hospital IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL $167.04 $7.41 – $190.00
Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport (St. Vincent Williamsport Hospital, Inc.) Williamsport, IN $167.40 $2.65 – $18.40
Adventhealth Tampa Tampa, FL $169.52 $8.07 – $17.92
Adventhealth Riverview Riverview, FL $169.52 not published
Adventhealth Wesley Chapel Wesley Chapel, FL $169.52 $8.07 – $17.92
Adventhealth Zephyrhills Zephyrhills, FL $169.52 $8.07 – $18.72
Adventhealth Carrollwood Tampa, FL $169.52 $8.07 – $17.92
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $170.83 $6.94 – $88.56
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $172.80 $2.65 – $18.40
St. Luke's Health - The Vintage Hospital Houston, TX $173.25 $5.81 – $495.00
Baylor St Luke's Medical Center Houston, TX $173.25 $5.81 – $495.00
St. Luke's Health - Sugar Land Hospital Sugar Land, TX $173.25 $5.81 – $495.00
St. Luke's Health - Springwoods Village Hospital Spring, TX $173.25 $5.81 – $495.00
St. Luke's Health - Lakeside Hospital The Woodlands, TX $173.25 $5.81 – $495.00
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $173.40 $6.97 – $15.54
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital DBA Northwestern Medicine Catherine Gratz Griffin Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL $177.10 not published
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital McHenry, IL $177.10 not published
Adventhealth Hendersonville Hendersonville, NC $178.00 $8.07 – $20.15
CHI Health Plainview Plainview, NE $178.92 $8.07 – $24.50
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $179.22 $8.07 – $246.28
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $181.00 $5.65 – $43.91
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $181.00 $5.65 – $98.53
CHI Health Schuyler Schuyler, NE $181.05 $5.36 – $24.50
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $182.00 $8.07 – $29.05
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $183.25 $7.91 – $14.93
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $183.25 $7.91 – $14.93
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $183.25 $7.91 – $14.93
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $183.25 $7.91 – $14.93
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $183.25 $7.91 – $14.93
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital HIGHLAND, IL $186.48 $16.14 – $259.00
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $187.20 $7.41 – $260.00
Redwood Memorial Hospital Fortuna, CA $187.68 $93.31 – $93.31
St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center Pasadena, TX $188.90 $6.44 – $404.78
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $190.28 $8.07 – $682.00
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $190.53 $8.07 – $25.18
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital IL 60190, IL $192.50 not published
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $192.50 not published
California Hospital Medical Center Los Angeles, CA $193.03 $7.29 – $296.25

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