In Wray, CO, 1 hospital
lists a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count:
from $52.55 to
$52.55, with a median of
$52.55.
Across Colorado, the median is $161.13 at
40 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1
facility
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 Mar 1, 2024 and
Mar 1, 2024.
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
Outpatient:
lowest $52.55, median $52.55,
highest $52.55.
As an inpatient, the same code is
billed by 1
facility here, median
$52.55. 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.