Urine culture cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 53 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $11.00 to $178.00, with a median of $36.99. The lowest price is at Alleghany County Memorial Hospital (Sparta). The highest price is 16.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $36.99, is 45% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 4.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- North Carolina ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 53 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$11.00Alleghany County Memorial Hospital
Median$36.99half of hospitals charge less
Highest$178.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$25.99vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital lowest Sparta · Sparta, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $11.00 | $22.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $14.84 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $14.84 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $15.68 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $15.68 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $15.68 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $15.68 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $15.68 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $15.68 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $15.68 | $28.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $22.50 | $45.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $22.50 | $45.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $23.50 | $47.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $23.50 | $47.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $24.00 | $48.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $24.00 | $48.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $27.00 | $45.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Culture,Bact,Quant Colony Ct, | $30.60 | $45.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC Urine Culture | $31.17 | $44.52 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $35.16 | $87.89 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Cary Hospital Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $35.34 | $93.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Urine Culture/Colony Count | $35.34 | $93.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $36.99 | $137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $36.99 | $137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $36.99 | $137.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC URINE CULTURE | $49.80 | $249.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $57.46 | $143.64 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $58.60 | $146.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC CULTURE URINE QUANTITATIVE | $82.32 | $82.32 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgl Cx Urine | $95.00 | $190.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Culture,Urine | $96.60 | $138.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $103.20 | $258.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $108.80 | $272.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $115.50 | $231.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $124.50 | $249.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC Cult/Colony Count Quant Urine | $135.27 | $501.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG CULTURE URINE BACTERIAL QUANT CNT | $175.00 | $175.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG CULTURE URINE BACTERIAL QUANT CNT | $175.00 | $175.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG CULTURE URINE BACTERIAL QUANT CNT | $175.00 | $175.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC CULTURE URINE QUANTITATIVE | $178.00 | $178.00 | Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 12 | $124.50 | $124.50 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $35.34 | $35.34 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $22.50 | $23.50 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $36.99 | $72.90 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $23.50 | $27.05 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $49.80 | $49.80 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $124.50 | $124.50 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $178.00 | $178.00 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $82.32 | $82.32 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $36.99 | $36.99 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $35.16 | $35.16 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $14.84 | $14.84 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $57.46 | $57.46 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $115.50 | $115.50 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $96.60 | $96.60 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $58.60 | $58.60 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $124.50 | $124.50 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $31.17 | $31.17 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $14.84 | $14.84 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $103.20 | $103.20 |
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
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$202.11
- New Hampshire$82.31
- New Jersey$9.28
- New Mexico$89.99
- New York$38.13
- 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.