Urine culture cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $14.24 to $98.80, with a median of $35.25. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Emanuel Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $21.01 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $52.65 at 47 hospitals.
- The median here, $35.25, is 48% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 4.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 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 18, 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.30 | $38.00 | $10.00–$31.60 | 15% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $32.30 | $38.00 | $10.00–$31.60 | 15% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-URINE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-URINE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Culture, Urine, Routine File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $59.15 | $91.00 | $6.46–$91.00 | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Culture, Urine, Routine File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $59.15 | $91.00 | $6.29–$91.00 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $72.10 | $72.10 | $6.46–$28.24 | — |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | — | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $98.80 | $152.00 | $3.23–$26.18 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $102.05 | $157.00 | $3.23–$26.18 | 35% |
Outpatient: lowest $14.24, median $35.25, highest $98.80 — a 6.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $32.30. 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 2 of 6 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 urine culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine culture explained.