Lab tests CPT 87086 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Urine culture cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count as an inpatient: from $27.83 to $27.83, with a median of $27.83. Across Louisiana, the median is $36.76 at 54 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87086, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$27.83Ochsner LSU Health Monroe

Median$27.83half of hospitals charge less

Highest$27.83in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT source file	$27.83	$121.00	—	77%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $27.83, median $27.83, highest $27.83.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $32.32 — 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.