Urine culture cost in Nebraska
In Nebraska, 46 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $17.18 to $219.00, with a median of $74.00. The lowest price is at Banner Ogallala Community Hospital (Ogallala). The highest price is 12.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $74.00, is 9% above the US median of $67.86.
- That is 9.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Nebraska ranks 30th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 11 of 46 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 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$17.18Banner Ogallala Community Hospital
Median$74.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$219.00in Nebraska
Lowest saves$56.82vs the median
Hospitals in Nebraska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Ogallala Community Hospital lowest Ogallala · Ogallala, NE LAB CULT BACT COLONY COUNT URINE | $17.18 | $25.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Memorial Hospital, Schuyler Schuyler · Columbus, NE HC RHC CULTURE URINE | $20.50 | $25.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Valley County Hospital Ord · Ord, NE CULTURE URINE BACTERIAL Q | $20.70 | $23.00 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Plainview Hospital Plainview · Norfolk, NE HC RHC CULTURE URINE | $21.50 | $25.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center Holdrege · Holdrege, NE Bacterial colony count, urine | $21.60 | $24.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City · Nebraska City, NE HC RHC CULTURE URINE | $22.14 | $27.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital - McCook McCook · McCook, NE URINE CULTURE - MC | $23.40 | $26.00 | Dec 27, 2025 source file |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial colony count, urine | $26.00 | $40.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial colony count, urine | $26.00 | $40.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence Medical Center Wayne · Wayne, NE Urine Culture MB QST | $32.30 | $38.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Heart Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CULTURE URINE | $34.04 | $74.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA Neg Urine Culture Charge | $36.00 | $100.00 | Feb 14, 2026 source file |
| Osmond General Hospital Osmond · Norfolk, NE Bacterial colony count, urine | $52.00 | $52.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $54.75 | $73.00 | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Cozad Community Hospital Cozad · Lexington, NE Culture, Urine (Rl) | $59.00 | $65.00 | — source file |
| Methodist Fremont Health Fremont · Fremont, NE Culture Urine | $61.79 | $167.00 | Feb 16, 2026 source file |
| Beatrice Community Hospital Beatrice · Beatrice, NE Chg Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $63.00 | $63.00 | — source file |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital Atkinson · Atkinson, NE Culture Urine | $73.00 | $91.00 | — source file |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE URINE | $73.53 | $171.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE URINE | $73.53 | $171.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE URINE | $73.53 | $171.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE URINE | $73.53 | $171.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Harlan County Health System Alma · Alma, NE Bacterial colony count, urine | $73.60 | $92.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center Lincoln · Lincoln, NE HC CULTURE URINE | $74.40 | $155.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair · Omaha, NE-IA Bacterial colony count, urine | $76.40 | $95.50 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Kearney County Hospital Minden · Kearney, NE Urine Culture Rps | $77.00 | $96.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Kearney · Kearney, NE HC CULTURE URINE | $77.72 | $134.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital Pawnee City · Pawnee City, NE Culture Urine | $78.00 | $98.00 | — source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Grand Island · Grand Island, NE HC CULTURE URINE | $79.52 | $142.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Regional Health Center Lexington · Lexington, NE Culture Ur MHP | $86.21 | $89.80 | Dec 28, 2025 source file |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo · Omaha, NE-IA CULTURE UR QT COLONY CT | $86.25 | $115.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Callaway District Hospital Callaway · Callaway, NE Culture, Urine Pspc | $93.00 | $103.00 | — source file |
| Rock County Hospital Bassett · Bassett, NE Culture Urine Colony Cnt87086 | $96.00 | $101.00 | — source file |
| Regional West Medical Center Scottsbluff · Scottsbluff, NE HB CULT BACT URINE | $100.80 | $168.00 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha County Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NE URINE CULTURE, #603 | $103.00 | $103.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital Gordon · Gordon, NE Urine Culture (Ref) | $113.00 | $113.00 | — source file |
| Howard County Medical Center St. Paul · Grand Island, NE All Outpatient Services | $115.00 | $115.00 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Tri Valley Health System Cambridge · Cambridge, NE Bacterial colony count, urine | $120.60 | $134.00 | Oct 2, 2026 source file |
| Butler County Health David City · David City, NE Culture Urine Mb Unmc | $122.00 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Mary Lanning Healthcare Hastings · Hastings, NE Bacterial colony count, urine | $125.61 | $139.57 | Oct 14, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care Systems Seward · Lincoln, NE Bacterial colony count, urine | $127.00 | $127.00 | Jul 15, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Community Hospital Columbus · Columbus, NE BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $133.95 | $141.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Chase County Hospital Imperial · Imperial, NE Urine Culture | $146.00 | $146.00 | — source file |
| York General Hospital York · York, NE Bacterial colony count, urine | $173.75 | $173.75 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha · Omaha, NE-IA HC CULTURE URINE | $175.49 | $175.49 | Jul 20, 2026 source file |
| Syracuse Area Health Syracuse · Syracuse, NE Urine Culture, Routine Lc | $219.00 | $219.00 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha, NE-IA | 11 | $26.00 | $73.53 |
| Lincoln, NE | 3 | $34.04 | $74.40 |
| Columbus, NE | 2 | $20.50 | $77.22 |
| Grand Island, NE | 2 | $79.52 | $97.26 |
| Kearney, NE | 2 | $77.00 | $77.36 |
| Lexington, NE | 2 | $59.00 | $72.60 |
| Norfolk, NE | 2 | $21.50 | $36.75 |
| Alma, NE | 1 | $73.60 | $73.60 |
| Atkinson, NE | 1 | $73.00 | $73.00 |
| Auburn, NE | 1 | $103.00 | $103.00 |
| Bassett, NE | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Beatrice, NE | 1 | $63.00 | $63.00 |
| Callaway, NE | 1 | $93.00 | $93.00 |
| Cambridge, NE | 1 | $120.60 | $120.60 |
| David City, NE | 1 | $122.00 | $122.00 |
| Fremont, NE | 1 | $61.79 | $61.79 |
| Gordon, NE | 1 | $113.00 | $113.00 |
| Holdrege, NE | 1 | $21.60 | $21.60 |
| Hastings, NE | 1 | $125.61 | $125.61 |
| Imperial, NE | 1 | $146.00 | $146.00 |
| McCook, NE | 1 | $23.40 | $23.40 |
| Nebraska City, NE | 1 | $22.14 | $22.14 |
| Ogallala, NE | 1 | $17.18 | $17.18 |
| Ord, NE | 1 | $20.70 | $20.70 |
| Pawnee City, NE | 1 | $78.00 | $78.00 |
| Scottsbluff, NE | 1 | $100.80 | $100.80 |
| Syracuse, NE | 1 | $219.00 | $219.00 |
| Wayne, NE | 1 | $32.30 | $32.30 |
| York, NE | 1 | $173.75 | $173.75 |
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
- Missouri$67.00
- Montana$90.40
- 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.