Urine culture cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $436.20, with a median of $59.40. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 54.5× 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 23, 2026.
Lowest$8.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$59.40half pay less
Highest$436.20in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$51.40vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $240.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urine Culture, Colony Count | $8.00 | $300.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87086 Culture Urine. Tech | $8.92 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87086 Culture Urine. Tech | $12.42 | $52.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Culture Urine. | $13.53 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87086 Culture Urine. Tech | $15.07 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87086 Culture Urine. Tech | $16.36 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA CULTURE URINE QUANT (SQ) | $17.23 | $52.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA URINE CULTURE | $17.64 | $49.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $399.50 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $60.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $41.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA URINE CULTURE | $25.62 | $36.60 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA URINE CULTURE | $25.62 | $36.60 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $48.00 | $80.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $54.60 | $91.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE CATH | $57.00 | $95.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA URINE CULTURE | $57.60 | $96.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $58.80 | $98.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Urine Culture | $60.00 | $150.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA URINE CULTURE FREQ | $60.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $62.40 | $104.00 | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA URINE CULTURE | $65.40 | $109.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $70.30 | $70.30 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $74.00 | $148.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $74.40 | $124.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $80.40 | $134.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $84.60 | $141.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $89.40 | $149.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Urine Culture | $95.00 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Urine Culture | $95.00 | $95.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Urine Culture | $95.00 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Urine Culture | $95.00 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Urine Culture | $95.00 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULTURE URINE SPECIAL | $102.00 | $170.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $103.20 | $172.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $109.20 | $168.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $118.20 | $197.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $138.45 | $213.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Culture Colony Count Urine | $141.70 | $218.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $173.40 | $289.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA CULTURE URINE SPECIAL | $218.40 | $364.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CULTURE URINE SPECIAL | $218.40 | $364.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $218.40 | $364.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULTURE URINE SPECIAL | $241.80 | $403.00 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Culture-Urine | $270.67 | $270.67 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $436.20 | $727.00 | Mar 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 13 | $25.62 | $80.40 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $8.00 | $60.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 6 | $8.92 | $16.80 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $15.07 | $25.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 3 | $25.00 | $45.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $95.00 | $99.10 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $84.60 | $84.60 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $13.53 | $13.53 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $25.62 | $25.62 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
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
- New York$38.00
- North Carolina$82.32
- North Dakota$54.66
- Ohio$53.10
- Oklahoma$47.82
- Oregon$41.48
- 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.