Urine culture cost in Victoria, TX
In Victoria, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $258.65 to $258.65, with a median of $258.65. The lowest listed price is at Pam Specialty Hospital of Victoria North and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $142.08 at 268 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87086, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Victoria, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Specialty Hospital of Victoria North lowest Victoria, TX Urine Culture/Colony Count | $258.65 | $258.65 | $6.78–$232.79 | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Pam Rehabilitation Hospital of Victoria lowest Victoria, TX Urine Culture/Colony Count | $258.65 | $258.65 | — | — | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $258.65, median $258.65, highest $258.65.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $258.65. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87086 ($76.69). 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.
| Detar North Victoria, TXCULT URINE-COLONY CT | $1.81 | file |
| Detar Hospital Navarro Victoria, TXCULT URINE-COLONY CT | $1.81 | file |