Lab tests CPT 87086 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine culture cost in Kokomo, IN — inpatient

In Kokomo, IN, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count as an inpatient: from $21.60 to $21.60, with a median of $21.60. Across Indiana, the median is $41.15 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87086, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$21.60Ascension St Vincent Kokomo
Median$21.60half pay less
Highest$21.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kokomo, IN.

median
Lowest $21.60Highest $203.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ascension St Vincent Kokomo lowest Kokomo, IN · (765) 452-5611 #CULT BACT QNT COLONY CNT URIN $21.60 $36.00 $2.65–$18.40 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Kokomo Kokomo, IN · (765) 452-5611 CULT BACT QNT COLONY CNT URINE $203.40 $339.00 $2.65–$18.40 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $21.60, median $21.60, highest $21.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $21.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A urine culture grows bacteria from a urine sample in the lab and counts how many colonies appear. It is used to confirm a urinary tract infection, especially when symptoms return or first treatment does not work.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the culture and colony count. If bacteria grow, identifying them and testing which antibiotics work are separate codes with their own charges.