Urine culture cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 29 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $487.60, with a median of $139.36. The lowest listed price is at Encino Hospital Medical Center and 3 other hospitals — $131.36 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $139.36 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 29 facilities across 23 cities 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 Nov 26, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$8.00Encino Hospital Medical Center + 3 more
Median$139.36half pay less
Highest$487.60in this market
Difference61.0×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $8.00Highest $487.60
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encino Hospital Medical Center lowest Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 CULT URIN CNT | $8.00 | $19.78 | $5.93–$76.00 | 60% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 REF URINE CULTURE | $8.00 | $11.10 | $2.43–$299.00 | 28% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center lowest Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 CULTURE,URINE,COLONY CT | $8.00 | $299.00 | $2.43–$299.00 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center lowest Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 UC/URINE CULTURE LC | $8.00 | $40.35 | $5.93–$76.00 | 80% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 URINE CULTURE | $8.00 | $200.00 | $2.03–$200.00 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center lowest Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 URINE CULTURE*SOH | $8.00 | $76.00 | $5.93–$76.00 | 89% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 URINE CULTURE LC | $8.00 | $6.77 | $2.03–$200.00 | -18% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital lowest Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 CULTURE URINE BLADDER | $8.00 | $81.00 | $2.03–$200.00 | 90% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital lowest La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $217.59 | $6.48–$217.59 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $18.20 | $52.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $18.20 | $52.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $22.75 | $65.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $22.75 | $65.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $25.20 | $72.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $25.20 | $72.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $66.92 | $102.95 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $103.95 | $297.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $103.95 | $297.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $118.00 | $295.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $118.00 | $295.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $137.55 | $393.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $137.55 | $393.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $147.84 | $308.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $147.84 | $308.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $159.36 | $332.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $159.36 | $332.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $159.95 | $457.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $159.95 | $457.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $167.65 | $479.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $167.65 | $479.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $167.65 | $479.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $167.65 | $479.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Clinical and Anatomical Laboratory Services | $191.22 | $294.18 | $19.99–$62.60 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Outpatient Global Laboratory, Radiology and Diagnostic Services | $191.22 | $294.18 | $19.99–$62.60 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital Marina del Rey, CA · (310) 823-8911 Laboratory Services | $191.22 | $294.18 | $19.99–$62.60 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $204.48 | $426.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $204.48 | $426.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $209.30 | $598.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $209.30 | $598.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $256.55 | $733.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $256.55 | $733.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Urine Culture/Colony Count | $273.00 | $273.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $329.00 | $940.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $329.00 | $940.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $329.00 | $940.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $329.00 | $940.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Urine Culture/Colony Count | $358.75 | $358.75 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $487.60 | $1,219.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $139.36, highest $487.60 — a 61.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $139.36. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. 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.