Urine culture cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 15 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 Salmon Creek Medical Center and 4 other hospitals — $21.01 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $41.48 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 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 23, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $32.30 | $38.00 | $10.00–$31.60 | 15% | — source file |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $32.30 | $38.00 | $10.00–$31.60 | 15% | — source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE-URINE | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-URINE | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC CULTURE-URINE | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC CULTURE-URINE | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC CULTURE-URINE | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $35.25 | $47.00 | — | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Culture, Urine, Routine | $59.15 | $91.00 | $6.46–$91.00 | 35% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Tuality Healthcare Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Culture, Urine, Routine | $59.15 | $91.00 | $6.29–$91.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $72.10 | $72.10 | $6.46–$28.24 | — | — source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $98.80 | $152.00 | $3.23–$26.18 | 35% | — source file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $98.80 | $152.00 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $102.05 | $157.00 | $3.23–$26.18 | 35% | — source file |
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 11 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 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.
8 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87086 ($58.80). 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.
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WACHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |