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
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $41.50 $8.07 – $16.50
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $41.91 $4.84 – $149.52
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $42.00 $15.64 – $17.85
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $42.34 $8.07 – $62.28
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $42.40 $12.83 – $47.70
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $42.40 $12.83 – $47.70
Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD $42.40 $18.13 – $47.70
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $42.56 $6.57 – $15.33
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $42.80 $8.07 – $96.30
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $43.00 $8.07 – $16.50
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $43.00 $8.07 – $16.50
Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne, MN $43.20 $13.07 – $48.60
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $43.32 $8.07 – $31.15
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $43.32 $8.07 – $31.15
Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $43.52 $8.07 – $200.25
MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital Yakima, WA $43.60 $8.35 – $14.48
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $43.79 $8.07 – $200.25
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $44.00 $7.18 – $10.09
Camden Clark Medical Center Parkersburg, WV $44.00 $7.62 – $12.75
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $44.00 $7.62 – $47.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $44.04 $5.65 – $161.60
64-0772726 BMH North Mississippi Oxford, MS $44.16 $7.75 – $22.60
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $45.00 $7.99 – $63.75
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $45.00 $7.99 – $12.91
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $45.00 $7.99 – $12.91
UPMC Memorial York, PA $45.00 $8.00 – $58.41
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $45.00 $7.98 – $11.12
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $45.00 $7.99 – $63.75
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $45.00 $8.07 – $8.07
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $45.21 $4.84 – $149.52
Potomac Valley Hospital Keyser, WV $46.00 not published
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $46.48 $4.68 – $14.50
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $46.80 not published
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $46.92 $5.65 – $25.22
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $47.40 $8.01 – $67.16
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $47.40 $24.82 – $53.29
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $47.40 $9.28 – $34.31
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $47.40 not published
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $47.45 $7.18 – $36.84
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $47.45 $7.18 – $36.84
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $47.45 $7.18 – $36.84
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $47.45 $7.18 – $36.84
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $47.82 $8.07 – $32.28
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $47.82 $8.07 – $22.27
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $47.82 $8.07 – $56.64
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $47.82 $8.60 – $56.64
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $47.82 $8.60 – $19.65
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $47.82 $8.60 – $12.56
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $48.00 $7.23 – $15.14
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $48.00 $3.39 – $16.95

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