Urine culture cost in Miami, FL — inpatient
In Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL, 10 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count as an inpatient: from $42.25 to $716.80, with a median of $361.18. The lowest listed price is at Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale — $318.93 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $141.87 at 59 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 8 cities for code 87086, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 30, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale lowest Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $42.25 | $65.00 | $7.91–$216.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holy Cross Hospital-Ft. Lauderdale Ft. Lauderdale, FL · (954) 771-8000 PR Culture Bacterial Quantitative Colony Count Urine | $53.00 | — | $2.82–$53.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Boca Raton Regional Hospital Boca Raton, FL · (561) 955-4200 CULTURE URINE WITH C.C. | $71.50 | $110.00 | $8.07–$110.00 | 35% | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Coral Springs Coral Springs, FL · (954) 344-3121 HC URINE CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT | $181.75 | $181.75 | $18.90–$145.40 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Imperial Point Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 776-8500 HC URINE CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT | $192.17 | $192.17 | $19.99–$153.74 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health North Deerfield Beach, FL · (954) 786-6400 HC URINE CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT | $333.40 | $333.40 | $34.67–$266.72 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Broward Health Medical Center Fort Lauderdale, FL · (954) 355-4400 HC URINE CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT | $388.96 | $388.96 | $40.45–$311.17 | — | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Regional Hospital Hollywood, FL · (954) 987-2000 HC Urine Culture | $716.80 | $1,024.00 | $358.40–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar Miramar, FL · (954) 538-5000 HC Urine Culture | $716.80 | $1,024.00 | $430.08–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital West Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 436-5000 HC Urine Culture | $716.80 | $1,024.00 | $358.40–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke Pembroke Pines, FL · (954) 962-9650 HC Urine Culture | $716.80 | $1,024.00 | $174.08–$2,726.34 | 30% | May 27, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $42.25, median $361.18, highest $716.80 — a 17.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $333.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 10 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.