Urine culture cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 84 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $11.14 to $257.25, with a median of $55.00. The lowest price is at Henry Ford Health Hospital (Detroit) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 23.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $55.00, is 19% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 6.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Michigan ranks 18th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 24 of 84 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$11.14Henry Ford Health Hospital + 1 more
Median$55.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$257.25in Michigan
Lowest saves$43.86vs the median
Hospitals in Michigan, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Health Hospital lowest Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB CULTURE COLONY COUNT UR | $11.14 | $54.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health West Bloomfield Hospital lowest West Bloomfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB CULTURE COLONY COUNT UR | $11.14 | $54.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Michigan Health Ann Arbor · Ann Arbor, MI HC-Lab-Culture Urine | $15.60 | $39.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital Grand Blanc Twp · Flint, MI URINE CULTURE | $16.80 | $40.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Greater Lansing Lansing · Lansing-East Lansing, MI Urine Culture | $16.95 | $33.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Urine Culture | $19.25 | $38.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULT-URINE/COLONY COUNT REF | $20.00 | $20.00 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Eaton Rapids Medical Center Eaton Rapids · Lansing-East Lansing, MI URINE COLONY COUNT | $22.34 | $44.67 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI Urine Culture | $26.15 | $52.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Hillsdale Hospital Hillsdale · Hillsdale, MI CULTURE URINE | $27.20 | $32.00 | Jan 23, 2026 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUN | $28.30 | $57.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marlette Regional Hospital Marlette · Marlette, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $31.50 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI Urine Culture | $32.25 | $64.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE, URINE; QUAN | $33.07 | $59.05 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Deckerville Community Hospital Deckerville · Deckerville, MI Urine Culture/Ds | $34.96 | $46.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Urine Culture | $35.50 | $71.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE, URINE; QUAN | $35.84 | $64.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Hills and Dales General Hospital Cass City · Cass City, MI Urine Culture/Ds | $35.88 | $46.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sturgis Hospital Sturgis · Sturgis, MI CULTURE, URINE | $36.40 | $56.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI Urine Culture | $38.95 | $77.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette · Marquette, MI Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $42.25 | $687.56 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE QUANT | $42.56 | $76.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI Urine Culture | $43.50 | $87.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE CULTURE W/COLONY COUNT | $46.48 | $83.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE CULTURE W/COLONY COUNT | $46.48 | $83.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Urine Culture | $46.70 | $93.40 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| McLaren Central Michigan Mount Pleasant · Mount Pleasant, MI Urine Culture | $46.95 | $93.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE CULTURE W/O GRAM ST | $47.95 | $95.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Urine | $50.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $50.00 | $50.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Urine | $50.00 | $50.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Flint Flint · Flint, MI Urine Culture | $50.10 | $100.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Charlevoix · Charlevoix, MI Urine Culture | $51.00 | $60.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Lakeshore Campus Shelby · Shelby, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $52.65 | $81.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Partners, Mercy Campus Muskogen · Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $52.65 | $81.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $52.65 | $81.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Holland Community Hospital Holland · Holland, MI Bacterial colony count, urine | $53.40 | $89.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Cadillac Cadillac · Cadillac, MI Urine Culture | $53.55 | $63.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Bell Hospital Ishpeming · Marquette, MI Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $53.66 | $89.43 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $55.00 | $55.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Pennock Hospital Hastings · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $55.00 | $55.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $55.00 | $55.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Forest Health Medical Center Ypsilanti · Ann Arbor, MI CULT URINE QUANT COLONY CT | $56.07 | $56.07 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Urine Culture | $56.10 | $66.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor Ypsilanti · Ypsilanti, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $59.80 | $92.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Chelsea Chelsea · Ann Arbor, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $59.80 | $92.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $59.80 | $92.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $59.80 | $92.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $59.80 | $92.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Kalkaska · Traverse City, MI Urine Culture | $60.35 | $71.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial Hospital Gaylord · Gaylord, MI Urine Culture | $62.90 | $74.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Dearborn Dearborn · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital Royal Oak Royal Oak · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital Farmington Hills · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $63.00 | $63.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Urine Culture | $66.10 | $132.20 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Munson Medical Center Traverse City · Traverse City, MI Urine Culture | $74.80 | $88.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Iron River Hospital Iron River · Iron River, MI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital Laurium · Houghton, MI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paul Oliver Memorial Hospital Frankfort · Traverse City, MI Urine Culture | $77.35 | $91.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI CULTURE URINE SPECIAL | $77.60 | $97.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Cooper Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG URINE CULTURE/DS | $77.70 | $111.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Saginaw · Saginaw, MI HCHG URINE CULTURE/DS | $77.70 | $111.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI Hc Culture Urine | $83.00 | $83.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI HC CULTURE URINE | $83.00 | $83.00 | May 1, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI CULT-UR | $84.00 | $84.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Baraga County Memorial Hospital Lanse · Lanse, MI UA CULTURE | $106.00 | $106.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| UP Health System - Portage Hancock · Houghton, MI Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $116.20 | $193.67 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Healthcare Owosso · Owosso, MI CULTURE URINE | $136.80 | $171.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Urine Culture | $142.80 | $168.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $159.75 | $213.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $176.25 | $235.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $184.50 | $246.00 | Apr 6, 2026 source file |
| VHS Sinai Grace Hospital Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $212.25 | $283.00 | Apr 8, 2026 source file |
| VHS Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital Commerce Charter Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $257.25 | $343.00 | May 20, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 29 | $11.14 | $59.80 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 9 | $50.00 | $55.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 3 | $15.60 | $56.07 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $60.35 | $74.80 |
| Flint, MI | 2 | $16.80 | $33.45 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $28.30 | $40.85 |
| Houghton, MI | 2 | $75.40 | $95.80 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 2 | $16.95 | $19.64 |
| Marquette, MI | 2 | $42.25 | $47.96 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Saginaw, MI | 2 | $77.70 | $77.70 |
| Bad Axe, MI | 1 | $43.50 | $43.50 |
| Bay City, MI | 1 | $38.95 | $38.95 |
| Big Rapids, MI | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Caro, MI | 1 | $32.25 | $32.25 |
| Cass City, MI | 1 | $35.88 | $35.88 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $53.55 | $53.55 |
| Deckerville, MI | 1 | $34.96 | $34.96 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $62.90 | $62.90 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $56.10 | $56.10 |
| Hillsdale, MI | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Lanse, MI | 1 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $142.80 | $142.80 |
| Marlette, MI | 1 | $31.50 | $31.50 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $46.95 | $46.95 |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | 1 | $52.65 | $52.65 |
| Owosso, MI | 1 | $136.80 | $136.80 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $26.15 | $26.15 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Shelby, MI | 1 | $52.65 | $52.65 |
| Sturgis, MI | 1 | $36.40 | $36.40 |
| Ypsilanti, MI | 1 | $59.80 | $59.80 |
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
- Louisiana$36.80
- Maine$64.19
- Maryland$56.19
- Massachusetts$39.03
- 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.