Urine culture cost in New Jersey
In New Jersey, 34 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $1,221.00, with a median of $9.28. The lowest price is at Saint Marys Hospital (Passaic). The highest price is 152.6× 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 25, 2026.
Hospitals in New Jersey, cheapest first
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 20 | $8.00 | $8.07 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 8 | $27.33 | $27.96 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | 2 | $1,221.00 | $1,221.00 |
| Vineland, NJ | 2 | $27.33 | $27.33 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 1 | $9.28 | $9.28 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | 1 | $9.28 | $9.28 |
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
- Michigan$55.00
- Minnesota$44.74
- Mississippi$44.16
- Missouri$45.03
- Montana$62.40
- Nebraska$61.79
- Nevada$35.05
- New Hampshire$49.10
- 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.