Urine culture cost in New York
In New York, 57 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.07 to $273.24, with a median of $38.00. The lowest price is at Bellevue Hospital Center (New York) and 8 other hospitals. The highest price is 33.9× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$8.07Bellevue Hospital Center + 8 more
Median$38.00half pay less
Highest$273.24in New York
Lowest saves$29.93vs the median
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Hospital Center lowest New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $8.07 | $33.84 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $8.07 | $33.84 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $8.07 | $33.84 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $8.07 | $22.00 | — source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center lowest New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $8.07 | $33.84 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $8.07 | $22.00 | — source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals lowest Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $8.07 | $33.84 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| New York City Health and Hospitals lowest Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ CHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $8.07 | $20.00 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $8.07 | $22.00 | — source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $9.68 | $130.56 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $9.68 | $130.56 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $9.68 | $130.56 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $9.68 | $130.56 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY HB Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $12.00 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY HB Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $18.00 | — | — source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Culture Urine Special | $18.90 | $27.00 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $19.80 | $33.00 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $22.68 | $113.40 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $23.25 | $33.22 | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY HB Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $25.00 | — | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY CHG CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $28.00 | $28.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $29.19 | $44.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $29.19 | $44.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $29.19 | $44.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $29.19 | $44.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY URINE CULTURE COLONY COUNT | $34.38 | $80.89 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $35.93 | $44.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $37.80 | $189.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY HB Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $38.00 | — | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $39.00 | $60.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $39.10 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $39.10 | — | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $42.34 | $65.14 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE | $42.90 | $55.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ URINE CULTURE | $43.00 | $43.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $47.85 | $239.26 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $47.85 | $239.26 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $47.85 | $239.26 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 87086 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT U | $60.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $65.00 | $100.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $72.55 | $111.62 | — source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC URINE CULTURE WITH COLONY COUNT | $83.39 | $128.29 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $99.06 | $99.06 | — source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $130.50 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $130.50 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $130.50 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $130.50 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $130.50 | $145.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Labcorp Culture Colony Count Urine Comprehensive | $141.05 | $217.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - CULTURE URINE QUANT | $154.00 | $154.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Labcorp Culture Colony Count Urine | $165.10 | $254.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - CULTURE URINE QUANT | $198.00 | $198.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $208.00 | $208.00 | — source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $252.45 | $297.00 | — source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ URINE CULT COLONY CNT | $273.24 | $303.60 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 21 | $8.07 | $18.90 |
| Rochester, NY | 8 | $18.00 | $29.19 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 5 | $8.07 | $8.07 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 3 | $65.00 | $141.05 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $38.00 | $47.85 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 3 | $42.34 | $72.55 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $47.85 | $47.85 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 2 | $19.80 | $31.35 |
| Syracuse, NY | 2 | $39.00 | $49.50 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $29.19 | $29.19 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $198.00 | $198.00 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $22.68 | $22.68 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $37.80 | $37.80 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $154.00 | $154.00 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
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
- 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 Jersey$9.28
- New Mexico$101.04
- 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.