Urine culture cost in Youngstown, OH
In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $18.00 to $18.00, with a median of $18.00. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $53.10 at 99 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Youngstown-Warren, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital lowest Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $18.00 | $30.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Urine Cult./Colony Count | $89.40 | $149.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Urine Cult./Colony Count | $89.40 | $149.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Urine Cult./Colony Count | $89.40 | $149.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $18.00, highest $18.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.