Urine culture cost in Riverside, CA
In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $423.33, with a median of $139.36. The lowest listed price is at Desert Valley Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $131.36 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $139.36 at 93 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 10 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 17, 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Valley Hospital lowest Victorville, CA · (760) 241-8000 CULT UR W/COLONY CT | $8.00 | $389.00 | $6.48–$389.00 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chino Valley Medical Center lowest Chino, CA · (909) 627-6111 Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $522.50 | $6.48–$522.50 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Montclair Hospital Medical Center lowest Montclair, CA · (909) 625-8300 Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $522.50 | $6.48–$522.50 | 98% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $60.96 | $127.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $60.96 | $127.00 | — | 52% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $139.36 | $268.00 | $5.00–$15.00 | 48% | — source file |
| San Antonio Regional Hospital Upland, CA · (909) 985-2811 Bacterial colony count, urine | $185.00 | $689.00 | $6.46–$1,266.04 | 73% | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Urine Culture, Routine LC | $206.25 | $275.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Urine Culture,Comprehensive LC | $206.25 | $275.00 | — | 25% | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lab348b-Urinalysis Gray Top | $285.00 | $285.00 | $5.72–$285.00 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Lab348b-Urinalysis Gray Top | $285.00 | $285.00 | $5.72–$285.00 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Urine Cult Quant Colony Count | $316.91 | $316.91 | $5.72–$316.91 | — | — source file |
| Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Urine Cult Quant Colony Count | $316.91 | $316.91 | $5.72–$316.91 | — | — source file |
| Hospital of Barstow Barstow, CA · (760) 256-1761 Bacterial colony count, urine | $423.33 | $705.55 | $9.25–$564.44 | 40% | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $139.36, highest $423.33 — a 52.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $139.36. 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 5 of 9 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.