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

$83.00

national median

$864.14

highest cash price

906

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 23 $8.07 $8.07 $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 33 $25.00 $57.60 $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
avon hospital Avon, OH $36.40 $0.95 – $50.40
euclid hospital Euclid, OH $36.40 $0.95 – $50.40
lutheran hospital Cleveland, OH $36.40 $0.95 – $50.40
hillcrest hospital Mayfield Heights, OH $36.40 $0.95 – $50.40
lodi hospital Lodi, OH $36.40 $4.15 – $50.40
marymount hospital Garfield Heights, OH $36.40 $0.95 – $50.40
medina hospital Medina, OH $36.40 $0.95 – $50.40
mercy hospital Canton, OH $36.40 $1.11 – $50.40
south pointe hospital Warrensville Heights, OH $36.40 $0.95 – $50.40
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands Sparta, TN $36.56 $5.66 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb Smithville, TN $36.56 $5.66 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park McMinnville, TN $36.56 $5.66 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford Murfreesboro, TN $36.56 $7.26 – $31.60
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $36.56 $2.91 – $31.60
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $36.60 not published
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $36.60 not published
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $36.80 $8.07 – $201.25
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $36.94 $6.09 – $26.17
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $37.00 $6.05 – $17.11
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $37.00 $6.05 – $17.11
New Ulm Medical Center MN 56073, MN $37.52 $7.51 – $59.90
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $37.72 $8.07 – $10.92
Van Wert Hospital Van Wert, OH $38.35 $8.07 – $8.23
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $38.50 $8.07 – $15.53
UnityPoint Health - Iowa Lutheran Hospital Des Moines, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $14.18
UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital Waterloo, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $25.41
UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital Dubuque, IA $38.58 $3.50 – $38.58
UnityPoint Health - Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $19.43
UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $42.77
UnityPoint Health - Marshalltown Marshalltown, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $23.15
UnityPoint Health - St. Lukes Downtown Sioux City, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $31.34
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $18.90
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Moline Rock Island, IL $38.58 $3.50 – $21.27
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Muscatine Muscatine, IA $38.58 $3.50 – $19.77
UnityPoint Health - Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $40.99
UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA $38.58 $4.84 – $18.08
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $38.63 $8.07 – $19.78
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $39.22 $8.07 – $36.60
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $39.22 $8.07 – $36.60
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $39.22 $8.07 – $36.60
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $40.00 not published
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Jefferson City Jefferson City, MO $40.15 $7.26 – $14.53
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $40.20 $6.76 – $266.99
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $41.00 $8.23 – $13.54
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $41.00 $8.23 – $16.14
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $41.00 $8.07 – $16.50
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $41.00 $15.64 – $17.85
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $41.00 $8.07 – $16.50
45-2896080 MBMC Leake Carthage, MS $41.40 $8.07 – $10.92
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $41.50 $8.07 – $16.50

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