Urine culture cost in Little Rock, AR
In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 7 hospitals list a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $9.90 to $137.81, with a median of $27.00. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $17.10 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $47.45 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 87086, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jul 2, 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $9.90 | $45.00 | $8.07–$45.00 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 URINE CULTURE | $26.44 | $104.00 | $6.09–$57.20 | 75% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 URINE CULTURE | $26.69 | $104.00 | $6.09–$57.20 | 74% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | $7.83–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR · (501) 686-5000 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $29.40 | $49.00 | $7.83–$887.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 CULTURE URINE | $34.87 | $158.49 | $8.07–$158.49 | 78% | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 219-7000 87086 - Culture,Bact,Quant Count Urine | $83.20 | $104.00 | $36.77–$159.00 | 20% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $132.21 | $146.90 | $8.07–$68.14 | 10% | — source file |
| Conway Regional Rehabilitation Hospital Conway, AR CULTURE URINE | $137.81 | $137.81 | — | — | — source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock, AR · (501) 364-1100 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $140.27 | $155.85 | $8.07–$68.14 | 10% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.90, median $27.00, highest $137.81 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $26.57. 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 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.