Urine culture cost in Arkansas
In Arkansas, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $6.78 to $440.00, with a median of $28.60. The lowest price is at CHI St Vincent Morrilton (Morrilton). The highest price is 64.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $28.60, is 58% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 3.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Arkansas ranks 2nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 51 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 87086. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 9, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$6.78CHI St Vincent Morrilton
Median$28.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$440.00in Arkansas
Lowest saves$21.82vs the median
Hospitals in Arkansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHI St Vincent Morrilton lowest Morrilton · Morrilton, AR CULTURE URINE W/ COLONY COUNT | $6.78 | $31.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Mountain Home · Mountain Home, AR Clr-Culture, Urine W/Col Ct | $7.80 | $13.00 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.52 | $34.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health - Van Buren Van Buren · Fort Smith, AR-OK 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.84 | $35.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Conway Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.84 | $35.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Drew County Monticello · Monticello, AR 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.84 | $35.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Hot Spring County Malvern · Malvern, AR 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.84 | $35.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Magnolia Magnolia · Magnolia, AR 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.84 | $35.36 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - North Little Rock North Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.84 | $35.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Stuttgart Stuttgart · Stuttgart, AR 87086 - CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.84 | $35.36 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ashley County Medical Center Crossett · Crossett, AR .CULTURE,URINE | $9.77 | $24.42 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Conway Regional Medical Center Conway · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $9.90 | $45.00 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| Dardanelle Regional Medical Center Dardanelle · Russellville, AR URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $11.25 | $45.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-NEA Jonesboro · Jonesboro, AR CULTURE URINE | $11.59 | $61.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| North Arkansas Regional Medical Center Harrison · Harrison, AR CULTURE URINE COLONY COUNT | $15.44 | $15.44 | Nov 1, 2026 source file |
| Baxter Health Fulton County Hospital Salem · Salem, AR CULTURE URINE SENS CHARGE | $21.00 | $30.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| McGehee Hospital McGehee · McGehee, AR CULTURE URINE, QUEST | $24.12 | $36.00 | Apr 9, 2026 source file |
| Ozark Health Clinton · Clinton, AR CULTURE URINE COL CNT | $24.96 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR URINE CULTURE | $25.47 | $104.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR URINE CULTURE | $25.93 | $104.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| UAMS Health Benton-Bryant Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Forrest City Arkansas Hospital Forrest City · Forrest City, AR Bacterial colony count, urine | $27.65 | $46.09 | Sep 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Rogers Department Bella Vista · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith · Fort Smith, AR-OK Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| CHI St Vincent Hospital Hot Springs Hot Springs · Hot Springs, AR HC Lab Cult-Urine | $28.70 | $113.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Ozarks Community Hospital Gravette · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR Culture UA Prenatal w/GBS Susc 91684 QT | $32.40 | $81.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Pine Bluff · Pine Bluff, AR 87086T Colony Count | $36.60 | $36.60 | Feb 13, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Regional Medical Center Clarksville · Clarksville, AR CULTURE-URINE | $44.58 | $81.06 | Nov 25, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Booneville Booneville · Booneville, AR Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $47.45 | $73.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark Ozark · Ozark, AR Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $47.45 | $73.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Paris E Academy Paris · E Academy Paris, AR Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $47.45 | $73.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron · Waldron, AR Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $47.45 | $73.00 | Jun 8, 2026 source file |
| Ouachita County Medical Center Camden · Camden, AR CULTURE, URINE | $62.50 | $125.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE URINE | $63.75 | $425.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Southwest Arkansas Regional Medical Center Hope · Hope, AR CULTURE URINE | $65.11 | $162.78 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Berryville Berryville · Berryville, AR Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $66.30 | $102.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 87086 - Culture,Bact,Quant Count Urine | $83.20 | $104.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Arkansas Heart Hospital-Encore Bryant · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR 87086 - Culture,Bact,Quant Count Urine | $83.20 | $104.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center-Springdale Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $84.27 | $401.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Medical Center - Bentonville Bentonville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $96.31 | $401.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Washington Regional Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR HC Culture Urine | $99.75 | $133.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McHs-Great River Medical Center Blytheville · Blytheville, AR *C- CULT URINE | $99.97 | $149.00 | Sep 22, 2026 source file |
| Chicot Memorial Medical Center Lake Village · Lake Village, AR CULTURE URINE (BACT) | $100.65 | $100.65 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Izard Regional Hospital Calico Rock · Mountain Home, AR URINE CULTURE, MOLECULAR | $123.50 | $123.50 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Hospital Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $132.21 | $146.90 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Arkansas Childrens Northwest Springdale · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $132.21 | $146.90 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Willow Creek Womens Hospital Johnson · Johnson, AR CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $132.42 | $401.28 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Siloam Springs Arkansas Hospital Siloam Springs · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $140.36 | $467.88 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cornerstone Hospital Little Rock Little Rock · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR CULTURE URINE W/COLONY COUNT | $440.00 | $440.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | 11 | $8.84 | $27.00 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | 7 | $28.60 | $96.31 |
| Fort Smith, AR-OK | 4 | $8.52 | $18.72 |
| Mountain Home, AR | 2 | $7.80 | $65.65 |
| Berryville, AR | 1 | $66.30 | $66.30 |
| Booneville, AR | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Blytheville, AR | 1 | $99.97 | $99.97 |
| Clarksville, AR | 1 | $44.58 | $44.58 |
| Clinton, AR | 1 | $24.96 | $24.96 |
| Crossett, AR | 1 | $9.77 | $9.77 |
| Camden, AR | 1 | $62.50 | $62.50 |
| E Academy Paris, AR | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Forrest City, AR | 1 | $27.65 | $27.65 |
| Hope, AR | 1 | $65.11 | $65.11 |
| Harrison, AR | 1 | $15.44 | $15.44 |
| Hot Springs, AR | 1 | $28.70 | $28.70 |
| Johnson, AR | 1 | $132.42 | $132.42 |
| Jonesboro, AR | 1 | $11.59 | $11.59 |
| Lake Village, AR | 1 | $100.65 | $100.65 |
| McGehee, AR | 1 | $24.12 | $24.12 |
| Monticello, AR | 1 | $8.84 | $8.84 |
| Morrilton, AR | 1 | $6.78 | $6.78 |
| Magnolia, AR | 1 | $8.84 | $8.84 |
| Malvern, AR | 1 | $8.84 | $8.84 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 1 | $63.75 | $63.75 |
| Ozark, AR | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
| Pine Bluff, AR | 1 | $36.60 | $36.60 |
| Russellville, AR | 1 | $11.25 | $11.25 |
| Salem, AR | 1 | $21.00 | $21.00 |
| Stuttgart, AR | 1 | $8.84 | $8.84 |
| Waldron, AR | 1 | $47.45 | $47.45 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What urine culture is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Urine culture explained.
Urine culture for bacteria, with colony count in other states
- Alabama$53.25
- Alaska$105.00
- Arizona$53.87
- California$139.36
- Colorado$101.38
- Connecticut$47.20
- Delaware$139.02
- District of Columbia$71.56, 3 hospitals
- Florida$169.52
- Georgia$85.78
- Hawaii$74.00
- Idaho$60.00
- Illinois$91.70
- Indiana$43.70
- Iowa$58.50
- Kansas$53.20
- Kentucky$82.80
- Louisiana$36.80
- Maine$64.19
- Maryland$56.19
- Massachusetts$39.03
- Michigan$55.00
- Minnesota$57.68
- Mississippi$41.70
- Missouri$67.00
- Montana$90.40
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$202.11
- New Hampshire$82.31
- New Jersey$9.28
- New Mexico$89.99
- New York$38.13
- North Carolina$36.99
- North Dakota$60.53
- Ohio$56.90
- Oklahoma$48.30
- Oregon$52.65
- Pennsylvania$56.70
- Puerto Rico$34.15
- Rhode Island$51.60
- South Carolina$102.24
- South Dakota$81.40
- Tennessee$38.44
- Texas$129.30
- Utah$102.21
- Vermont$76.50
- Virginia$77.50
- Washington$84.38
- West Virginia$58.57
- Wisconsin$75.40
- Wyoming$76.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.