Urine culture cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 104 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $8.00 to $436.20, with a median of $56.30. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 54.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $56.30, is 17% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 7.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Pennsylvania ranks 20th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 104 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 12, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$8.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$56.30half of hospitals charge less
Highest$436.20in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$48.30vs 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 |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA URINE CULTURE (87086) | $8.07 | $83.64 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87086 Culture Urine. Tech | $12.42 | $52.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Culture Urine. | $13.53 | $52.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 87086 Culture Urine. Tech | $15.07 | $52.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 87086 Culture Urine. Tech | $16.36 | $52.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Culture Urine. | $17.23 | $52.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA URINE CULTURE | $17.64 | $49.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $22.80 | $95.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE, URINE, QNT | $24.00 | $40.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE, URINE, QNT | $24.00 | $40.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE, URINE, QNT | $24.00 | $40.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $60.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $399.50 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $41.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $42.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $60.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $41.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Bacterial Colony Count, Urine | $25.00 | $41.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA URINE CULTURE | $25.62 | $36.60 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA URINE CULTURE | $25.62 | $36.60 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Urine Culture | $28.00 | $50.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA DEF CULTURE / URINE | $28.20 | $94.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $29.40 | $49.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Urine Cath Culture | $29.73 | $49.54 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Clinical Laboratory Reagent Water Culture | $30.24 | $84.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $33.60 | $84.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA CULTURE, URINE W/QUANT COL CT | $39.00 | $39.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $42.00 | $70.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA CULTURE;URINE | $42.58 | $85.15 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA URINE CULTURE,COMPHRENSIV | $42.70 | $61.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC URINE CULTURE | $45.00 | $75.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $48.00 | $80.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA CULTURE URINE | $49.30 | $58.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE | $50.82 | $66.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE | $51.48 | $66.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Urine Culture/Colony Count | $52.80 | $66.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE | $53.13 | $69.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE | $53.29 | $73.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Urine Bacterial Culture 87086 | $54.60 | $78.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $54.60 | $91.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE | $55.48 | $73.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULT COLONY CNT QUANT URINE | $55.89 | $69.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA CULTURE,URINE | $56.70 | $126.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE CLEAN CATCH | $57.00 | $95.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA URINE CULTURE | $57.60 | $96.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $58.80 | $98.00 | — 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 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA URINE CULTURE FREQ | $60.00 | $100.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $62.40 | $104.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA URINE CULTURE | $65.40 | $109.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $70.30 | $70.30 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $74.00 | $148.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $74.40 | $124.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $78.84 | $292.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $78.84 | $292.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA URINE CULTURE-TEST EXCHANGE | $79.70 | $79.70 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $80.40 | $134.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $84.60 | $141.00 | Mar 6, 2026 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 Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA Urine Culture | $95.00 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Urine Culture | $95.00 | $95.00 | Apr 1, 2026 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 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $103.20 | $172.00 | Mar 6, 2026 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 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $122.40 | $136.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $122.40 | $136.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $123.67 | $149.00 | Feb 26, 2026 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 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA CULTURE URINE VOID | $146.30 | $209.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $173.40 | $289.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA CULTURE URINE SPECIAL | $218.40 | $364.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $218.40 | $364.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA CULTURE URINE QNT COL CT | $218.40 | $364.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CULTURE URINE SPECIAL | $241.80 | $403.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Culture-Urine | $270.67 | $270.67 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $293.40 | $326.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $293.40 | $326.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CULTURE URINE ROUTINE | $436.20 | $727.00 | Mar 6, 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
Check the item The description in the hospital file looks like a supply or device (a catheter, a brace, an implant), not this procedure. The hospital may have filed it under the wrong code: ask before relying on this price.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | $8.07 | $55.68 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 14 | $8.00 | $65.15 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $123.67 | $123.67 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $12.42 | $17.23 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 4 | $25.00 | $35.00 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $48.00 | $53.13 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $15.07 | $25.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $52.80 | $52.80 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $22.80 | $78.84 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $95.00 | $99.10 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $42.58 | $52.49 |
| Oil City, PA | 2 | $29.40 | $57.00 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $45.00 | $47.15 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $57.60 | $57.60 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $58.80 | $58.80 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $123.67 | $123.67 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $146.30 | $146.30 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $30.24 | $30.24 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $33.60 | $33.60 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $42.70 | $42.70 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $17.64 | $17.64 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $13.53 | $13.53 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $95.00 | $95.00 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $25.62 | $25.62 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $218.40 | $218.40 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
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$49.00
- 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$44.10
- 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$66.70
- Montana$90.40
- Nebraska$74.00
- Nevada$202.11
- New Hampshire$82.31
- New Jersey$9.28
- New Mexico$106.55
- New York$38.13
- North Carolina$36.99
- North Dakota$60.53
- Ohio$56.90
- Oklahoma$48.15
- Oregon$52.65
- 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.