Urine culture cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.07 to $436.20, with a median of $55.89. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $47.82 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $56.70 at 103 hospitals.
- The median here, $55.89, is 18% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 6.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Pittsburgh, PA has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 15 cities for code 87086, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital lowest Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 URINE CULTURE (87086) File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $8.07 | $83.64 | $7.66–$46.00 | 90% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 CULTURE, URINE, QNT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $24.00 | $40.00 | $7.51–$38.85 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 CULTURE, URINE, QNT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $24.00 | $40.00 | $357.60 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 CULTURE, URINE, QNT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $24.00 | $40.00 | $7.51–$85.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 URINE CULTURE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $25.62 | $36.60 | $5.65–$26.35 | 30% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA DEF CULTURE / URINE File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $28.20 | $94.00 | $7.28–$94.00 | 70% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $50.82 | $66.00 | $3.91–$22.05 | 23% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $53.29 | $73.00 | $4.02–$26.71 | 27% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Urine Culture+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $78.00 | $14.59–$81.90 | 30% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $54.60 | $91.00 | $7.98–$80.08 | 40% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $55.48 | $73.00 | $4.02–$26.97 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $55.89 | $69.00 | $3.91–$22.05 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CULTURE URINE CATH+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $57.00 | $95.00 | $32.02–$74.10 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 URINE CULTURE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $65.40 | $109.00 | $29.32–$133.58 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $74.00 | $148.00 | $7.62–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $74.40 | $124.00 | $7.48–$105.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $80.40 | $134.00 | $6.73–$120.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $89.40 | $149.00 | $7.19–$134.10 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CULTURE URINE SPECIAL File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $170.00 | $7.55–$156.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY COUNT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $108.00 | $180.00 | $7.55–$165.60 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $118.20 | $197.00 | $7.98–$157.60 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $144.00 | $288.00 | $7.62–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CULTURE URINE SPECIAL+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $173.40 | $289.00 | $6.97–$245.65 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CULTURE URINE SPECIAL File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $241.80 | $403.00 | $7.50–$342.55 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY COUNT File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $255.60 | $426.00 | $7.50–$362.10 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CULTURE URINE ROUTINE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $436.20 | $727.00 | $7.98–$617.95 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $490.20 | $817.00 | $7.98–$694.45 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $8.07, median $55.89, highest $436.20 — a 54.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $56.45. 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 19 of 23 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 urine culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine culture explained.