Urine culture cost in Michigan
In Michigan, 57 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 3 other hospitals. The highest price is 23.1× 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$11.14Henry Ford Health Hospital + 3 more
Median$55.00half pay 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 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital lowest Clinton Twp · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI HB LAB CULTURE COLONY COUNT UR | $11.14 | $54.00 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital lowest Wyandotte · 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 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Grand Blanc Twp · Flint, MI BLADDER URINE CULTURE | $16.80 | $40.00 | — 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 |
| McLaren Northern Michigan Petoskey · Petoskey, MI Urine Culture | $26.15 | $52.30 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Beacon Allegan Allegan · Holland, MI URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUN | $28.30 | $57.75 | — source file |
| McLaren Caro Region Caro · Caro, MI Urine Culture | $32.25 | $64.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health East China Township · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE, URINE; QUAN | $33.07 | $59.05 | — 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 · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE, URINE; QUAN | $35.84 | $64.00 | — source file |
| McLaren Bay Region Bay City · Bay City, MI Urine Culture | $38.95 | $77.90 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE QUANT | $42.56 | $76.00 | — source file |
| McLaren Thumb Region Bad Axe · Bad Axe, MI Urine Culture | $43.50 | $87.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Henry Ford Health Novi · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE CULTURE W/COLONY COUNT | $46.48 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Henry Ford Health Southfield · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI URINE CULTURE W/COLONY COUNT | $46.48 | $83.00 | — 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 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Urine | $50.00 | $50.00 | — 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 |
| 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 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids Hospital Big Rapids · Big Rapids, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Gerber Hospital Fremont · Fremont, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Greenville Hospital Greenville · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Ludington Hospital Ludington · Ludington, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Reed City Hospital Reed City · Reed City, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital Zeeland · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Hc Culture Urine | $55.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Munson Healthcare Grayling Grayling · Grayling, MI Urine Culture | $56.10 | $66.00 | Apr 17, 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 - Taylor Taylor · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Grosse Pointe · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| William Beaumont Hospital Troy · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Hc Culture Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | — 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 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Ironwood Hospital Ironwood · Ironwood, MI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $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 |
| Corewell Health Watervliet Hospital Watervliet · Niles, MI Hc Culture Urine | $83.00 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Lakeland Hospital, St Joseph St Joseph · Niles, MI Hc Culture Urine | $83.00 | $83.00 | — source file |
| Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Manistee · Manistee, MI Urine Culture | $142.80 | $168.00 | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| VHS Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan Detroit · Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI CULTURE URINE COLONY CT | $147.00 | $196.00 | Apr 8, 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 |
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 | 25 | $11.14 | $47.95 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | 4 | $50.00 | $52.50 |
| Traverse City, MI | 3 | $60.35 | $74.80 |
| Flint, MI | 2 | $16.80 | $33.45 |
| Holland, MI | 2 | $28.30 | $40.85 |
| Niles, MI | 2 | $83.00 | $83.00 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | 1 | $15.60 | $15.60 |
| 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 |
| Charlevoix, MI | 1 | $51.00 | $51.00 |
| Cadillac, MI | 1 | $53.55 | $53.55 |
| Fremont, MI | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Gaylord, MI | 1 | $62.90 | $62.90 |
| Grayling, MI | 1 | $56.10 | $56.10 |
| Houghton, MI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Iron River, MI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Ironwood, MI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 1 | $16.95 | $16.95 |
| Ludington, MI | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Manistee, MI | 1 | $142.80 | $142.80 |
| Mount Pleasant, MI | 1 | $46.95 | $46.95 |
| Petoskey, MI | 1 | $26.15 | $26.15 |
| Reed City, MI | 1 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
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
- Maine$36.26
- Maryland$54.89
- Massachusetts$31.57
- 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.