Urine culture cost in Maine
In Maine, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $15.60 to $206.55, with a median of $36.26. The lowest price is at York Hospital (York). The highest price is 13.2× the lowest.
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 Sep 23, 2026.
Lowest$15.60York Hospital
Median$36.26half pay less
Highest$206.55in Maine
Lowest saves$20.66vs the median
Hospitals in Maine, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Hospital lowest York · Portland-South Portland, ME URINE CULTURE COLONY COUNT | $15.60 | $26.00 | — source file |
| Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor · Bangor, ME URINE CULTURE/LAB | $15.96 | $76.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick · Portland-South Portland, ME CHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $17.00 | $17.00 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| The Aroostook Medical Center Presque Isle · Presque Isle, ME URINE CULTURE/LAB | $18.06 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Maine Coast Regional Health Facilities Ellsworth · Ellsworth, ME Bacterial Culture Urine | $21.50 | $86.00 | — source file |
| Acadia Hospital Bangor · Bangor, ME URINE CULTURE | $27.36 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Mayo Regional Hospital Dover Foxcroft · Dover Foxcroft, ME URINE CULTURE | $30.69 | $93.00 | — source file |
| Sebasticook Valley Health Pittsfield · Pittsfield, ME URINE CULTURE/LAB | $31.62 | $93.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME BC URINE QUAN COLONY COUNT | $36.14 | $139.00 | — source file |
| Blue Hill Memorial Hospital Blue Hill · Blue Hill, ME URINE CULTURE | $36.26 | $98.00 | — source file |
| Charles A. Dean Memorial Hospital Greenville · Greenville, ME URINE CULTURE/LAB | $49.00 | $98.00 | — source file |
| St Mary's Regional Medical Center Lewiston · Lewiston-Auburn, ME HC URINE CULT./COLONY COUNT | $64.22 | $169.00 | — source file |
| MaineHealth Norway · Norway, ME HC CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $74.50 | $74.50 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Farmington · Farmington, ME HC CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $91.60 | $91.60 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Rockport · Rockport, ME HC CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $120.00 | $120.00 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Damariscotta · Damariscotta, ME HC CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $125.55 | $125.55 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford · Portland-South Portland, ME HC CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $126.45 | $126.45 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Portland · Portland-South Portland, ME B* HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $163.80 | $163.80 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Belfast · Belfast, ME HC CULTURE QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $206.55 | $206.55 | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland, ME | 5 | $15.60 | $36.14 |
| Bangor, ME | 2 | $15.96 | $21.66 |
| Belfast, ME | 1 | $206.55 | $206.55 |
| Blue Hill, ME | 1 | $36.26 | $36.26 |
| Damariscotta, ME | 1 | $125.55 | $125.55 |
| Dover Foxcroft, ME | 1 | $30.69 | $30.69 |
| Ellsworth, ME | 1 | $21.50 | $21.50 |
| Farmington, ME | 1 | $91.60 | $91.60 |
| Greenville, ME | 1 | $49.00 | $49.00 |
| Lewiston-Auburn, ME | 1 | $64.22 | $64.22 |
| Norway, ME | 1 | $74.50 | $74.50 |
| Pittsfield, ME | 1 | $31.62 | $31.62 |
| Presque Isle, ME | 1 | $18.06 | $18.06 |
| Rockport, ME | 1 | $120.00 | $120.00 |
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.
Urine culture for bacteria, with colony count in other states
- Alabama$38.50
- Alaska$89.40
- Arizona$59.28
- Arkansas$47.45
- California$139.36
- Colorado$86.44
- Connecticut$37.55
- Delaware$139.02
- Florida$141.87
- Georgia$67.86
- Hawaii$48.00
- Idaho$36.00
- Illinois$73.00
- Indiana$41.15
- Iowa$49.23
- Kansas$103.35
- Kentucky$100.26
- Louisiana$44.73
- Maryland$54.89
- Massachusetts$31.57
- Michigan$55.00
- Minnesota$44.74
- Mississippi$44.16
- Missouri$45.03
- Montana$62.40
- Nebraska$61.79
- Nevada$35.05
- New Hampshire$49.10
- New Jersey$9.28
- New Mexico$101.04
- New York$38.00
- North Carolina$82.32
- North Dakota$54.66
- Ohio$53.10
- Oklahoma$47.82
- Oregon$41.48
- Pennsylvania$59.40
- Puerto Rico$25.00
- Rhode Island$51.60
- South Carolina$111.50
- South Dakota$66.00
- Tennessee$26.33
- Texas$129.30
- Utah$60.95
- Vermont$54.85
- Virginia$77.00
- Washington$69.68
- West Virginia$60.25
- Wisconsin$75.40
- Wyoming$17.63
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.