Urine culture cost in Monticello, NY
In Monticello, NY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $37.74 to $37.74, with a median of $37.74. Across New York, the median is $42.62 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87086, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Monticello, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills lowest Harris, NY · (845) 794-3300 HC CULTURE URINE | $37.74 | $204.00 | — | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills lowest Harris, NY · (845) 794-3300 HC CULTURE URINE PED <1 YEAR | $37.74 | $204.00 | — | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.74, median $37.74, highest $37.74.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $37.74. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87086 ($75.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris, NYHC URINE CULTURE (QUEST) | $5.92 | file |