Urine culture cost in Salem, OR — inpatient
In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count as an inpatient: from $14.24 to $37.10, with a median of $37.10. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $22.86 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $41.48 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87086, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Salem, OR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG CULTURE URINE | $37.10 | $70.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG CULTURE URINE | $37.10 | $70.00 | — | 47% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.24, median $37.10, highest $37.10 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $37.10 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87086 ($59.15). 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 Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORCHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $5.71 | file |