Urine culture cost in Georgia
In Georgia, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $1,072.73, with a median of $85.78. The lowest price is at Southern Regional Medical Center (Southwest Riverdale). The highest price is 134.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $85.78, is 26% above the US median of $67.86.
- That is 10.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Georgia ranks 39th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 21 of 77 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 5, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.00Southern Regional Medical Center
Median$85.78half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,072.73in Georgia
Lowest saves$77.78vs the median
Hospitals in Georgia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Regional Medical Center lowest Southwest Riverdale · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $219.33 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Appling Healthcare Baxley · Baxley, GA COLONY COUNT | $11.60 | $15.47 | Jul 2, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB URINE CULTURE SPECIAL | $13.32 | $45.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Candler Hospital Savannah · Savannah, GA Culture: Urine Colony Count | $16.80 | $56.00 | Jul 1, 2025 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital - Savannah Savannah · Savannah, GA Culture: Urine Colony Count | $16.80 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elbert Memorial Hospital Elberton · Elberton, GA CULTURE URINE | $17.88 | $44.70 | Dec 6, 2025 source file |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital Cochran · Cochran, GA CULTURE URINE | $22.99 | $60.50 | Dec 12, 2025 source file |
| Irwin County Hospital Ocilla · Ocilla, GA CULTURE URINE | $28.38 | $56.75 | Oct 6, 2026 source file |
| Flint River Community Hospital Montezuma · Montezuma, GA URINE CULTURE | $33.75 | $45.00 | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins · Warner Robins, GA Culture Urine 87086 | $37.00 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Perry Hospital Perry · Warner Robins, GA Culture Urine 87086 | $37.00 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary's Hospital Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $37.05 | $57.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Union General Hospital Blairsville · Blairsville, GA Urine Culture | $41.50 | $83.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital Hiawassee · Hiawassee, GA Urine Culture | $43.50 | $87.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Athens · Athens-Clarke County, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $45.30 | $151.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach Byron · Warner Robins, GA HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $46.00 | $92.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center Moultrie · Moultrie, GA C & S URINE | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center Cedartown · Cedartown, GA HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $57.00 | $114.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $60.00 | $120.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Good Samaritan Hospital Greenboro · Greenboro, GA HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $60.45 | $93.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Navicent Health Baldwin Milledgeville · Milledgeville, GA HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $61.50 | $123.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital Austell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital Douglasville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital Roswell · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital Hiram · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care At Warm Sp Warm Springs · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital Griffin · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital Jackson · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center LaGrange · LaGrange, GA-AL Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wellstar Windy Hill Hospital Marietta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Culture,Urine,Clean Catch | $67.86 | $174.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Brooks Quitman · Valdosta, GA URINE CULTURE | $84.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Archbold Mitchell Camilla · Camilla, GA URINE CULTURE | $84.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grady General Hospital Cairo · Thomasville, GA URINE CULTURE | $84.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital Thomasville · Thomasville, GA URINE CULTURE | $84.00 | $140.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont McDuffie Hospital Thomson · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Augusta Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Cartersville Cartersville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Midtown Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional - Northside Columbus · Columbus, GA-AL HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Eastside Snellville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Fayette Fayetteville · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Henry Stockbridge · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Macon North Macon · Macon-Bibb County, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Mountainside Jasper · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newnan Newnan · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Newton Covington · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Rockdale Conyers · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Piedmont Walton Monroe · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $85.78 | $285.95 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor Bainbridge · Bainbridge, GA CULTURE URINE | $88.90 | $127.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Shepherd Center Northwest Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA HC CULT/COLONY COUNT QUANT URINE | $92.00 | $184.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| Crisp Regional Hospital Cordele · Cordele, GA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $112.01 | $117.90 | Mar 9, 2026 source file |
| St Marys Sacred Heart Hospital Lavonia · Lavonia, GA HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $116.35 | $179.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center Statesboro · Statesboro, GA CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $121.50 | $450.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Satilla Health Waycross · Waycross, GA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $152.25 | $152.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Medical at Decatur Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Bacterial Culture - Urine Neonatal Culture Low Colony Count | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Decatur Hospital Decatur · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Bacterial Culture - Urine Neonatal Culture Low Colony Count | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital Lithonia · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Bacterial Culture - Urine Neonatal Culture Low Colony Count | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital Johns Creek · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Bacterial Culture - Urine Cystoscopic Culture Low Colony Count | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Bacterial Culture - Urine Cystoscopic Culture Low Colony Count | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Bacterial Culture - Urine Cystoscopic Culture Low Colony Count | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Josephs Hospital of Atlanta Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Hc Bacterial Culture - Urine Neonatal Culture Low Colony Count | $171.00 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center Rome · Rome, GA HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $177.50 | $355.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center Savannah · Savannah, GA CULT URINE BROTH METH | $181.00 | $181.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Donalsonville Hospital Donalsonville · Donalsonville, GA CULTURE URINE | $181.90 | $214.00 | Aug 25, 2025 source file |
| AdventHealth Gordon Calhoun · Calhoun, GA HC CULTURE URINE QUANTITATIVE | $229.08 | $229.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Murray Chatsworth · Dalton, GA HC CULTURE URINE QUANTITATIVE | $229.08 | $229.08 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital Vidalia · Vidalia, GA Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $263.59 | $263.59 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Doctors Hospital Augusta · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $266.10 | $266.10 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Arthur M. Blank Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Culture Urinalysis | $471.00 | $471.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta – Meridian Mark Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Culture Urinalysis | $471.00 | $471.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite Atlanta · Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA Culture Urinalysis | $471.00 | $471.00 | May 14, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Park Hospital Dublin · Dublin, GA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $892.25 | $892.25 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Redmond Rome · Rome, GA HC CULTURE URINE QUANTITATIVE | $1,072.73 | $1,072.73 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | 31 | $8.00 | $85.78 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | 4 | $67.86 | $85.78 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | 3 | $60.00 | $85.78 |
| Savannah, GA | 3 | $16.80 | $16.80 |
| Warner Robins, GA | 3 | $37.00 | $37.00 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | 2 | $37.05 | $41.18 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | 2 | $85.78 | $85.78 |
| Rome, GA | 2 | $177.50 | $625.12 |
| Thomasville, GA | 2 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Baxley, GA | 1 | $11.60 | $11.60 |
| Blairsville, GA | 1 | $41.50 | $41.50 |
| Bainbridge, GA | 1 | $88.90 | $88.90 |
| Camilla, GA | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Cochran, GA | 1 | $22.99 | $22.99 |
| Calhoun, GA | 1 | $229.08 | $229.08 |
| Cedartown, GA | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 1 | $13.32 | $13.32 |
| Cordele, GA | 1 | $112.01 | $112.01 |
| Donalsonville, GA | 1 | $181.90 | $181.90 |
| Dalton, GA | 1 | $229.08 | $229.08 |
| Dublin, GA | 1 | $892.25 | $892.25 |
| Elberton, GA | 1 | $17.88 | $17.88 |
| Greenboro, GA | 1 | $60.45 | $60.45 |
| Hiawassee, GA | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Lavonia, GA | 1 | $116.35 | $116.35 |
| LaGrange, GA-AL | 1 | $67.86 | $67.86 |
| Montezuma, GA | 1 | $33.75 | $33.75 |
| Milledgeville, GA | 1 | $61.50 | $61.50 |
| Moultrie, GA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Ocilla, GA | 1 | $28.38 | $28.38 |
| Statesboro, GA | 1 | $121.50 | $121.50 |
| Valdosta, GA | 1 | $84.00 | $84.00 |
| Vidalia, GA | 1 | $263.59 | $263.59 |
| Waycross, GA | 1 | $152.25 | $152.25 |
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
- Arkansas$28.60
- California$139.36
- Colorado$101.38
- Connecticut$47.20
- Delaware$139.02
- District of Columbia$71.56, 3 hospitals
- Florida$169.52
- 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.