Urine culture cost in Minnesota
In Minnesota, 81 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $11.05 to $243.00, with a median of $57.68. The lowest price is at Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital (Grand Rapids) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 22.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $57.68, is 15% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 7.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Minnesota ranks 22nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 81 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Minnesota law (Minn. Stat. §144.589): a hospital may not charge an uninsured patient whose household income is under $125,000 more than the lowest amount it would be paid for the same service by a private insurer, counting the insured patient's share. If the cash price below is higher, ask the billing office to apply this limit. Each hospital's page here shows the range of insurer rates in its own file (the "Insurers pay" column), a starting point when you ask. Other states' laws.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11.05Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital + 1 more
Median$57.68half of hospitals charge less
Highest$243.00in Minnesota
Lowest saves$46.63vs the median
Hospitals in Minnesota, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital lowest Grand Rapids · Grand Rapids, MN HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $11.05 | $26.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| Range Regional Health Services lowest Hibbing · Duluth, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $11.05 | $26.00 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Hospital Hutchinson · Hutchinson, MN Microbiology | $15.60 | $33.92 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital St. Louis Park · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $15.86 | $61.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mille Lacs Health System Onamia · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI NIS CULTURE URINE | $18.20 | $26.00 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $18.58 | $38.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Allina United Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $18.58 | $38.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Coon Rapids · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $18.58 | $38.70 | Jun 17, 2026 source file |
| Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt · Faribault-Northfield, MN HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Buffalo Hospital Buffalo · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Owatonna Hospital Owatonna · Owatonna, MN HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm · New Ulm, MN HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $23.41 | $41.80 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Crosby · Brainerd, MN HCHG URINE CULTURE | $24.14 | $71.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Maple Grove Hospital Maple Grove · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Bacterial colony count, urine | $28.98 | $55.00 | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| North Memorial Health Care Robbinsdale · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Bacterial colony count, urine | $28.98 | $55.00 | Sep 25, 2026 source file |
| Regions Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $30.16 | $116.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Riverwood Healthcare Center Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC URINE CULTURE QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT | $31.45 | $56.17 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Joseph's Medical Center Brainerd · Brainerd, MN URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $33.65 | $50.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Northland Regional Hospital Princeton · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $33.91 | $84.55 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Bethesda Hospital St. Paul · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.01 | $84.81 | Jan 29, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital Edina · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.08 | $84.97 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital Maplewood · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.08 | $84.97 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Woodwinds Hospital Woodbury · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.08 | $84.97 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Lakes Health Services Wyoming · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.09 | $85.00 | Feb 5, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $34.09 | $85.00 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Ortonville Area Health Services Ortonville · Ortonville, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $35.70 | $42.00 | Jun 18, 2026 source file |
| M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital Burnsville · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HC CULTURE, URINE QT | $35.94 | $84.55 | Feb 6, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Cloquet · Duluth, MN-WI SLH URINE CX/COLONY COUNT | $37.76 | $59.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Appleton Area Health Appleton · Appleton, MN Bacterial colony count, urine | $40.80 | $48.00 | Jul 7, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health System Staples · Staples, MN Bacterial colony count, urine | $42.78 | $69.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center Luverne · Sioux Falls, SD-MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $43.20 | $54.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth’s Hospital of Wabasha Wabasha · Rochester, MN CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $46.28 | $76.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Unity Family Healthcare Little Falls · Little Falls, MN CULTURE URINE | $46.98 | $81.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Jackson Hospital Jackson · Jackson, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $47.20 | $59.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Perham Health Perham · Fergus Falls, MN Bacterial colony count, urine | $48.10 | $74.00 | Feb 1, 2026 source file |
| Lakewood Health Center Baudette · Baudette, MN CULTURE URINE (NO SMEAR) REF | $50.40 | $90.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Welia Health Mora · Mora, MN HCHG URINE CULTURE | $54.60 | $78.00 | Apr 27, 2026 source file |
| Meeker County Memorial Hospital Litchfield · Litchfield, MN CULTURE, URINE | $55.04 | $86.00 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's - Detroit Lakes Detroit Lakes · Detroit Lakes, MN URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $55.85 | $87.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Aitkin Community Hospital Aitkin · Aitkin, MN HC URINE CULTURE QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT | $57.68 | $103.00 | Aug 12, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus St. Luke’s Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $63.10 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Alomere Health Alexandria · Alexandria, MN CULTURE, URINE | $65.54 | $113.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northfield Hospital Northfield · Faribault-Northfield, MN Culture-Urine | $66.00 | $157.00 | Apr 16, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Virginia Virginia · Duluth, MN-WI URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $70.34 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Astera Health Wadena · Wadena, MN Culture, Urine | $71.75 | $99.38 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Medical Center Breckenridge · Wahpeton, ND-MN CULT URINE | $72.59 | $119.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Duluth Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $73.92 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Children's Hospital Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $73.92 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health St. Mary's Medical Center Duluth · Duluth, MN-WI URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $73.92 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| County of Murray Slayton · Slayton, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $77.35 | $119.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Johnson Memorial Hospital Dawson · Dawson, MN CULTURE, URINE | $77.35 | $91.00 | Sep 8, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Area Health Services Park Rapids · Park Rapids, MN CULT URINE | $77.84 | $139.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Madison Hospital Madison · Madison, MN CULTURE, URINE | $78.20 | $92.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Ada Ada · Ada, MN URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Deer River Deer River · Grand Rapids, MN URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Fosston Fosston · Grand Forks, ND-MN URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Holy Trinity Hospital Graceville · Graceville, MN URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Moose Lake Moose Lake · Duluth, MN-WI URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Northern Pines Aurora · Duluth, MN-WI URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Essentia Health Sandstone Sandstone · Sandstone, MN URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Wheaton Wheaton · Wheaton, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $84.80 | $106.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye · New Ulm, MN CULTURE; BACT COLONY CT | $86.05 | $136.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lifecare Medical Center Roseau · Roseau, MN Bacterial colony count, urine | $86.24 | $98.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby · Canby, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $88.00 | $110.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls · Thief River Falls, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $92.00 | $115.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Stevens Community Medical Center Morris · Morris, MN Bacterial colony count, urine | $93.00 | $124.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors · Two Harbors, MN Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $95.47 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Glacial Ridge Hospital Glenwood · Glenwood, MN Bacterial colony count, urine | $95.59 | $113.80 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Glencoe Regional Health Glencoe · Hutchinson, MN HCHG URINE CULTURE | $98.26 | $98.26 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Olivia Hospital Olivia · Olivia, MN Microbiology | $104.31 | $171.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bigfork Valley Hospital Bigfork · Grand Rapids, MN CULTURE - URINE | $105.01 | $147.90 | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Lakeview Hospital Stillwater · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $109.52 | $296.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Rainy Lake Medical Center International Falls · International Falls, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $112.79 | $146.48 | May 6, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital Tracy · Marshall, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $114.40 | $143.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital Westbrook · Westbrook, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $114.40 | $143.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Health Care Minneapolis · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI URINE CULTURE-MICRO | $115.00 | $115.00 | May 7, 2026 source file |
| North Valley Health Center Warren · Grand Forks, ND-MN Bacterial colony count, urine | $123.00 | $123.00 | Oct 22, 2026 source file |
| Mahnomen Health Center Mahnomen · Mahnomen, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $131.40 | $146.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Kittson Healthcare Hallock · Hallock, MN CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE 87086 | $132.00 | $132.00 | Jun 26, 2026 source file |
| Ely-Bloomenson Community Hospital Ely · Duluth, MN-WI Bacterial colony count, urine | $243.00 | $300.00 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 20 | $15.86 | $32.04 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 10 | $11.05 | $73.92 |
| Grand Rapids, MN | 3 | $11.05 | $82.77 |
| Aitkin, MN | 2 | $31.45 | $44.56 |
| Brainerd, MN | 2 | $24.14 | $28.90 |
| Faribault-Northfield, MN | 2 | $21.67 | $43.84 |
| Grand Forks, ND-MN | 2 | $82.77 | $102.88 |
| Hutchinson, MN | 2 | $15.60 | $56.93 |
| New Ulm, MN | 2 | $23.41 | $54.73 |
| Ada, MN | 1 | $82.77 | $82.77 |
| Appleton, MN | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Alexandria, MN | 1 | $65.54 | $65.54 |
| Baudette, MN | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Canby, MN | 1 | $88.00 | $88.00 |
| Dawson, MN | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Detroit Lakes, MN | 1 | $55.85 | $55.85 |
| Fergus Falls, MN | 1 | $48.10 | $48.10 |
| Glenwood, MN | 1 | $95.59 | $95.59 |
| Graceville, MN | 1 | $82.77 | $82.77 |
| Hallock, MN | 1 | $132.00 | $132.00 |
| International Falls, MN | 1 | $112.79 | $112.79 |
| Jackson, MN | 1 | $47.20 | $47.20 |
| Litchfield, MN | 1 | $55.04 | $55.04 |
| Little Falls, MN | 1 | $46.98 | $46.98 |
| Madison, MN | 1 | $78.20 | $78.20 |
| Mahnomen, MN | 1 | $131.40 | $131.40 |
| Mora, MN | 1 | $54.60 | $54.60 |
| Morris, MN | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
| Marshall, MN | 1 | $114.40 | $114.40 |
| Olivia, MN | 1 | $104.31 | $104.31 |
| Ortonville, MN | 1 | $35.70 | $35.70 |
| Owatonna, MN | 1 | $21.67 | $21.67 |
| Park Rapids, MN | 1 | $77.84 | $77.84 |
| Roseau, MN | 1 | $86.24 | $86.24 |
| Rochester, MN | 1 | $46.28 | $46.28 |
| Sandstone, MN | 1 | $82.77 | $82.77 |
| Slayton, MN | 1 | $77.35 | $77.35 |
| Staples, MN | 1 | $42.78 | $42.78 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | 1 | $43.20 | $43.20 |
| Thief River Falls, MN | 1 | $92.00 | $92.00 |
| Two Harbors, MN | 1 | $95.47 | $95.47 |
| Wadena, MN | 1 | $71.75 | $71.75 |
| Westbrook, MN | 1 | $114.40 | $114.40 |
| Wheaton, MN | 1 | $84.80 | $84.80 |
| Wahpeton, ND-MN | 1 | $72.59 | $72.59 |
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
- Michigan$55.00
- 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.