Urine culture cost in Minneapolis, MN
In Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI, 21 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $13.80 to $115.00, with a median of $30.16. The lowest listed price is at HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital — $16.36 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $44.74 at 50 hospitals.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 18 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 Jan 29, 2026 and Jun 17, 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 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital lowest Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 PR CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $13.80 | $22.00 | $8.06–$19.80 | 37% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 PR CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $15.03 | $23.97 | $8.06–$21.57 | 37% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park, MN Microbiology | $15.86 | $61.00 | $7.30–$45.75 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $18.58 | $38.70 | $7.51–$36.23 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $18.58 | $38.70 | $7.51–$36.23 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | $7.51–$85.07 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | $7.51–$51.73 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | $7.51–$51.73 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove, MN · (763) 581-1000 Bacterial colony count, urine | $28.98 | $55.00 | $5.99–$44.00 | 47% | — source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale, MN · (763) 520-5200 Bacterial colony count, urine | $28.98 | $55.00 | $5.99–$44.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul, MN · (651) 254-1616 Microbiology | $30.16 | $116.00 | $7.89–$92.80 | 74% | — source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN · (763) 682-1212 HCHG URINE CULTURE | $32.42 | $57.90 | $7.51–$57.90 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN · (763) 689-7700 HCHG URINE CULTURE | $32.42 | $57.90 | $7.51–$57.90 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls, WI HCHG URINE CULTURE | $32.42 | $57.90 | $7.51–$85.07 | 44% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $33.91 | $84.55 | $7.94–$76.10 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul, MN HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.01 | $84.81 | $7.94–$76.33 | 60% | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury, MN · (651) 232-2185 HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.08 | $84.97 | $7.94–$76.47 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| HealthEast St John's Hospital Maplewood, MN · (651) 232-7000 HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.08 | $84.97 | $7.94–$76.47 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina, MN · (952) 924-5000 HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.08 | $84.97 | $7.94–$76.47 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 Outpatient Services | $34.09 | $85.00 | $7.94–$76.50 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming, MN · (952) 892-2101 HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.09 | $85.00 | $7.94–$76.50 | 60% | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis, MN · (612) 624-1765 HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.09 | $85.00 | $7.94–$76.50 | 60% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids, MN · (762) 236-6000 HCHG URINE CULTURE | $35.42 | $73.80 | $7.51–$61.99 | 52% | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN · (612) 863-4000 HCHG URINE CULTURE | $35.42 | $73.80 | $7.51–$61.99 | 52% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville, MN · (952) 892-2000 HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $35.94 | $84.55 | $7.94–$76.10 | 57% | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond, WI · (715) 246-2101 Microbiology | $39.45 | $75.00 | $6.86–$75.00 | 47% | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson, WI · (715) 531-6000 Microbiology | $72.18 | $160.00 | $8.27–$160.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater, MN · (651) 430-4509 Microbiology | $109.52 | $296.00 | $0.25–$266.40 | 63% | — source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 URINE CULTURE-MICRO | $115.00 | $115.00 | $7.40–$115.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis, MN · (612) 813-6112 URINE CULTURE | $115.00 | $115.00 | $7.40–$115.00 | — | May 7, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.80, median $30.16, highest $115.00 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $30.16. 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 20 of 21 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.