Urine culture cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $342.00, with a median of $60.00. The lowest listed price is at Roxborough Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $52.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $59.40 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $300.00 | $6.46–$291.00 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $240.00 | $6.46–$192.00 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $300.00 | $6.46–$291.00 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ URINE CULTURE | $27.33 | $27.33 | $5.23–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Urine Culture Special-Q | $27.33 | $27.33 | $4.61–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Urine Culture Special-Q | $27.33 | $27.33 | $5.23–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 URINE CULTURE | $27.33 | $27.33 | $5.53–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Urine Culture Special-Q | $27.33 | $27.33 | $5.53–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ URINE CULTURE | $27.33 | $27.33 | $4.61–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ URINE CULTURE | $27.33 | $27.33 | $5.53–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ Urine Culture Special-Q | $27.33 | $27.33 | $5.53–$37.14 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Urine Culture | $28.60 | $286.00 | $7.75–$124.08 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Urine Culture | $28.60 | $286.00 | $7.75–$124.08 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Urine Culture | $28.60 | $286.00 | $7.75–$124.08 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Urine Culture | $28.60 | $286.00 | $7.75–$124.08 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Urine Culture | $28.60 | $286.00 | $7.75–$124.08 | 90% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $70.30 | $70.30 | $7.18–$17.72 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $109.20 | $168.00 | $8.07–$159.60 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $138.45 | $213.00 | $8.07–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $141.70 | $218.00 | $8.05–$218.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $145.60 | $224.00 | $7.91–$215.04 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Culture-Urine | $270.67 | $270.67 | $10.80–$243.60 | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Culture Bacterial Quant Urine | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Culture Bacterial Quant Urine | $342.00 | $342.00 | — | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $60.00, highest $342.00 — a 42.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $60.00. 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 14 of 16 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.