Urine culture cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $797.99, with a median of $67.00. The lowest price is at St Joseph Medical Center (Kansas City). The highest price is 99.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $67.00, is about the same as the US median of $67.86.
- That is 8.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Missouri ranks 28th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 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 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.00St Joseph Medical Center
Median$67.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$797.99in Missouri
Lowest saves$59.00vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $359.13 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO COLONY COUNT URINE | $13.00 | $13.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO .PRENATAL URINE CULTURE (CPT ITEM) | $14.40 | $16.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture, Urine, Routine | $18.12 | $22.65 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Lake Regional Health System Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Urine culture | $18.30 | $61.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $28.60 | $44.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO Urine Culture | $30.00 | $30.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO URINE CULTURE | $33.71 | $48.15 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $34.98 | $58.30 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO CULTURE URINE | $37.10 | $53.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO CULT URINE QNT COL COUNT | $38.38 | $63.97 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS URINE CULTURE | $40.00 | $145.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $40.07 | $176.51 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $41.60 | $64.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO URINE CULTURE | $42.90 | $66.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $44.48 | $176.51 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULTURE/BACT URINE | $46.56 | $97.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO CULTURE URINE P31022043 | $47.61 | $79.35 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Bacterial colony count, urine | $47.70 | $79.50 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $50.05 | $77.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Culture, Urine Special QST | $50.40 | $63.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $53.84 | $176.51 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $56.31 | $176.51 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $62.20 | $62.20 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS BACTERIAL CULTURE URINE | $66.70 | $230.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO URINE CULTURE | $67.00 | $134.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $68.25 | $91.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $68.25 | $105.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $68.25 | $105.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $68.25 | $105.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $71.21 | $263.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS 87086 URINE CULTUR/COLNY COUNT | $74.20 | $106.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO URINE CULTURE SO | $76.05 | $169.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $76.20 | $95.25 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE URINE | $89.46 | $223.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE URINE | $89.46 | $223.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS CULTURE URINE | $89.46 | $223.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $91.00 | $140.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $95.55 | $147.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $102.70 | $158.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $105.30 | $162.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $105.30 | $162.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO URINE CULTURE QUANTITATIVE | $106.40 | $152.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $119.53 | $498.05 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT URINE BROTH METH | $134.60 | $134.60 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Bacterial colony count, urine | $138.62 | $173.28 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS UA CULTURE | $142.80 | $203.99 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $159.57 | $227.95 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Culture Urine Bacterial Quant Cnt | $159.90 | $246.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Urine Culture Qn | $232.27 | $1,106.03 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $323.82 | $323.82 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Urine Culture (Pppc) | $345.00 | $345.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $386.24 | $386.24 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $778.58 | $778.58 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $797.99 | $797.99 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 11 | $8.00 | $134.60 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $18.12 | $28.60 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $28.60 | $89.46 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $44.48 | $90.75 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $159.90 | $252.45 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $38.38 | $43.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $68.25 | $68.25 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $42.90 | $42.90 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $40.07 | $40.07 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $68.25 | $68.25 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $34.98 | $34.98 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $102.70 | $102.70 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $37.10 | $37.10 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $14.40 | $14.40 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $47.70 | $47.70 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $33.71 | $33.71 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $119.53 | $119.53 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $56.31 | $56.31 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $50.40 | $50.40 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $91.00 | $91.00 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $106.40 | $106.40 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $13.00 | $13.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $53.84 | $53.84 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $138.62 | $138.62 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $71.21 | $71.21 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $76.05 | $76.05 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $18.30 | $18.30 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $232.27 | $232.27 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $159.57 | $159.57 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $68.25 | $68.25 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $30.00 | $30.00 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $68.25 | $68.25 |
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
- Minnesota$57.68
- Mississippi$41.70
- 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.