Urine culture cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $9.00 to $81.00, with a median of $45.00. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $36.00 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $53.10 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87086, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Urine Culturecolony Count | $9.00 | $10.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Culture,Urine.Uc,Ucr | $30.60 | $34.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Urine Cult./Colony Count | $81.00 | $135.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $45.00, highest $81.00 — a 9.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $45.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.