Urine culture cost in Louisiana
In Louisiana, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $7.14 to $212.02, with a median of $36.80. The lowest price is at Lafayette General Medical Center (Lafayette). The highest price is 29.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $36.80, is 46% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 4.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Louisiana ranks 4th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 59 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$7.14Lafayette General Medical Center
Median$36.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$212.02in Louisiana
Lowest saves$29.66vs the median
Hospitals in Louisiana, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafayette General Medical Center lowest Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $7.14 | $34.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner University Hospital & Clinics Lafayette · Lafayette, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $7.54 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glenwood Regional Medical Center - HSA West Monroe · Monroe, LA BACT CULTURE - URINE; QUAN CNT | $7.91 | $24.21 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Medical Center Springhill · Minden, LA CULTURE URINE | $8.23 | $24.21 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Sterling Surgical Hospital Slidell · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA 87086 - URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $9.44 | $230.76 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Bayou Bend Health System Franklin · Morgan City, LA Bacterial colony count, urine | $10.50 | $15.00 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Mary Morgan City · Baton Rouge, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $11.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St. Martin Hospital Breaux Bridge · Lafayette, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $11.10 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $11.88 | $54.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital Jennings · Lake Charles, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $11.90 | $35.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital Kaplan · Lafayette, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $13.50 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $14.40 | $45.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $14.56 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - St. Mary Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $15.68 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA ORGANISM CC, URINE | $16.40 | $41.00 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $16.64 | $52.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $18.92 | $43.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| University Med Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $18.92 | $86.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Sabine Medical Center Many · Many, LA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $19.80 | $66.00 | Jun 19, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $20.72 | $74.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $22.09 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Monroe Surgical Hospital Monroe · Monroe, LA CULTURE URINE | $27.24 | $36.32 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe · Monroe, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $27.83 | $121.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center Independence · Hammond, LA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $31.24 | $52.07 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $31.68 | $198.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $32.06 | $229.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $36.00 | $225.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| Acadia St Landry Church Point · Lafayette, LA URINE CULTURE | $36.32 | $48.42 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling · New Orleans-Metairie, LA HC CULTURE, URINE COLONY COUNT | $36.72 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Morehouse General Hospital Bastrop · Monroe, LA URINE CULTURE | $36.80 | $46.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Medical Center Winnsboro · Winnsboro, LA Urine Culture, Routine LC | $38.40 | $64.00 | May 21, 2026 source file |
| Acadian Medical Center Eunice · Lafayette, LA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $39.00 | $130.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center Bernice · Monroe, LA CULTURE URINE BACT;QUAN | $39.50 | $79.00 | Aug 26, 2026 source file |
| Madison Parish Hospital Tallulah · Tallulah, LA CULTURE URINE | $39.86 | $79.71 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center Shreveport · Shreveport-Bossier City, LA Cult Urine Bact Qnt Colony | $40.37 | $50.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Louisiana Extended Care of Natchitoches Natchitoches · Natchitoches, LA ORGANISM CC, URINE | $44.00 | $44.00 | Oct 25, 2026 source file |
| Jackson Parish Hospital Jonesboro · Jonesboro, LA Urine Culture, Routine REF | $48.00 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Byrd Regional Hospital Leesville · Leesville, LA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $52.35 | $174.50 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Lasalle General Hospital Jena · Jena, LA URINE CULTURE | $52.85 | $88.09 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $53.46 | $198.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA COLONY COUNT URINE | $54.66 | $155.00 | Aug 17, 2026 source file |
| Richland Parish Hospital-Delhi Delhi · Monroe, LA Bacterial colony count, urine | $55.90 | $86.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital St Francisville · Baton Rouge, LA O Z/ CULTURE URINE QUANT COLONY CT | $65.63 | $109.39 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CULT URINE MIDSTREAM | $71.30 | $101.85 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Surgical Specialty Center Baton Rouge · Baton Rouge, LA CULTURE URINE | $72.00 | $96.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| St. Frances Cabrini Hospital Alexandria · Alexandria, LA HC 87086 URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $74.10 | $285.00 | Jan 13, 2026 source file |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital Lake Charles · Lake Charles, LA Culture of the urine to determine number of bacteria | $81.00 | $135.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Helena Parish Hospital Greensburg · Baton Rouge, LA URINE CULTURE | $84.62 | $84.62 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Ej Ref Lab Urine Culture/Colony Count | $87.78 | $627.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $87.78 | $627.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $87.78 | $627.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans · New Orleans-Metairie, LA Bacterial Colony Count Urine | $87.78 | $627.00 | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
| Terrebonne General Medical Center - Parish Houma · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA HC CULTURE URINE COLONY COUNT | $88.84 | $120.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Fairway Medical Center Covington · Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA Urine Cult Routine LC | $93.00 | $186.00 | Mar 1, 2026 source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off · Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA ID & SUSCEPTIBILITY URINE LC | $96.82 | $96.82 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Bunkie General Hospital Bunkie · Bunkie, LA URINE CULTURE | $100.00 | $100.00 | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Minden Medical Center Minden · Minden, LA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $119.25 | $397.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Rapides Regional Medical Center Alexandria · Alexandria, LA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $146.00 | $146.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Louisiana Medical Center Ruston · Ruston, LA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $212.02 | $385.50 | Jun 19, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | 13 | $11.88 | $36.00 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 6 | $11.00 | $68.46 |
| Lafayette, LA | 6 | $7.14 | $12.30 |
| Monroe, LA | 6 | $7.91 | $32.32 |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | 4 | $18.92 | $55.46 |
| Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | 3 | $14.56 | $15.68 |
| Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | 3 | $9.44 | $87.78 |
| Alexandria, LA | 2 | $74.10 | $110.05 |
| Lake Charles, LA | 2 | $11.90 | $46.45 |
| Minden, LA | 2 | $8.23 | $63.74 |
| Natchitoches, LA | 2 | $16.40 | $30.20 |
| Bunkie, LA | 1 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Hammond, LA | 1 | $31.24 | $31.24 |
| Jena, LA | 1 | $52.85 | $52.85 |
| Jonesboro, LA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Leesville, LA | 1 | $52.35 | $52.35 |
| Many, LA | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Morgan City, LA | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| Ruston, LA | 1 | $212.02 | $212.02 |
| Tallulah, LA | 1 | $39.86 | $39.86 |
| Winnsboro, LA | 1 | $38.40 | $38.40 |
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
- Georgia$85.78
- Hawaii$74.00
- Idaho$60.00
- Illinois$91.70
- Indiana$43.70
- Iowa$58.50
- Kansas$53.20
- Kentucky$82.80
- 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.