Lab tests CPT 87086 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine culture cost in Marietta, OH — inpatient

In Marietta, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count as an inpatient: from $40.75 to $67.92, with a median of $54.34. The lowest listed price is at Selby General Hospital — $13.59 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$40.75Selby General Hospital
Median$54.34half pay less
Highest$67.92in this market
Difference1.7×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 Marietta, OH.

median
Lowest $40.75Highest $67.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Selby General Hospital lowest Marietta, OH · (740) 568-2000 Urine Culture $40.75 $67.92 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Marietta Memorial Hospital Marietta, OH · (740) 374-1400 Urine Culture $67.92 $113.20 — 40% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $40.75, median $54.34, highest $67.92 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $54.34 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.