Urine culture cost in Tennessee
In Tennessee, 86 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $10.49 to $1,275.46, with a median of $38.44. The lowest price is at Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery (Nashville). The highest price is 121.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $38.44, is 43% below the US median of $67.86.
- That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Tennessee ranks 7th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 14 of 86 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$10.49Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery
Median$38.44half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,275.46in Tennessee
Lowest saves$27.95vs the median
Hospitals in Tennessee, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas Hospital for Specialty Surgery lowest Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Urine Culture | $10.49 | $11.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bacterial Urine | $12.32 | $56.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| CHI Memorial Hospital - Hixson Hixson · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB URINE CULTURE SPECIAL | $13.32 | $45.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Hospital Sneedville · Sneedville, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $13.80 | $60.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson County Community Hospital Mountain City · Mountain City, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $13.80 | $60.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center Bristol · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Greeneville Community Hospital Greeneville · Greeneville, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Hawkins County Memorial Hospital Rogersville · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Holston Valley Medical Center Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Indian Path Community Hospital Kingsport · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Johnson City Medical Center Johnson City · Johnson City, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Sycamore Shoals Hospital Elizabethton · Johnson City, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $13.95 | $93.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Houston County Community Hospital Erin · Erin, TN CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $16.14 | $40.35 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell · Tazewell, TN URINE CULT BACT QNT | $16.24 | $58.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Health Care System Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC LAB URINE CULTURE SPECIAL | $19.04 | $45.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Leconte Medical Center Sevierville · Sevierville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $23.49 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Morristown Hamblen Hospital Association Morristown · Morristown, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $24.30 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Parkwest Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $24.30 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist North Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bacterial Urine | $24.42 | $111.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist South Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bacterial Urine | $24.42 | $111.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist University Hospital Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bacterial Urine | $24.42 | $111.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown · Memphis, TN-MS-AR HC Cx Bacterial Urine | $24.42 | $111.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital Jackson · Jackson, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $24.60 | $82.00 | Jun 5, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital Bolivar · Bolivar, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $24.60 | $82.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital Camden · Camden, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $24.60 | $82.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital Dyersburg · Dyersburg, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $24.60 | $82.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Milan Hospital Milan · Jackson, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $24.60 | $82.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Volunteer Hospital Martin · Martin, TN HC URINE CULTURE | $24.60 | $82.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Cumberland Medical Center Crossville · Crossville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $25.92 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City · Knoxville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $26.73 | $81.00 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville · Knoxville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $26.73 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge · Knoxville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $26.73 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Roane County Medical Center Harriman · Knoxville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $26.73 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Macon Community Hospital Lafayette · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN URINE CULTURE ROUTINE LC | $29.04 | $48.40 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City Union City · Union City, TN CULTURE URINE | $31.20 | $156.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Pulaski Pulaski · Pulaski, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $34.71 | $119.70 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Community Hospital Smithville · Smithville, TN URINE CULTURE | $36.56 | $121.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Highlands Hospital Sparta · Cookeville, TN URINE CULTURE | $36.56 | $121.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas River Park Hospital McMinnville · McMinnville, TN URINE CULTURE | $36.56 | $121.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital Murfreesboro · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN URINE CULTURE | $36.56 | $121.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Saint Thomas West Hospital Harding Pk Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN URINE CULTURE | $36.56 | $121.85 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Stones River Hospital Woodbury · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN URINE CULTURE | $36.56 | $121.85 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Bedford Hospital Shelbyville · Shelbyville, TN HC CULTURE BACT UROLOGY ENHANCED URINE | $40.31 | $139.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Tullahoma-Harton Hospital Tullahoma · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY COUNT | $40.31 | $139.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY COUNT | $40.31 | $139.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Sweetwater Hospital Association Sweetwater · Sweetwater, TN CULTURE URINE | $45.36 | $100.80 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital Pikeville · Pikeville, TN HC Culture,Urine | $45.37 | $157.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, TN CULTURE URINE | $45.50 | $96.00 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| Rhea Medical Center Dayton · Dayton, TN CULTURE-URINE CATH SPEC. | $50.73 | $74.60 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Peninsula Hospital Louisville · Knoxville, TN CULTURE BACT QUANT COLONY CNT UR | $51.03 | $81.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Maury Regional Hospital Marshall Medical Center Lewisburg · Lewisburg, TN Urine Culture | $53.30 | $130.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Medical Center Waynesboro · Waynesboro, TN Urine Culture | $53.30 | $130.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Winchester Winchester · Winchester, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $61.12 | $247.45 | Jul 11, 2026 source file |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Henry County Hospital Paris · Paris, TN CULTURE-URINE | $62.00 | $62.00 | Jun 2, 2026 source file |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Bill Only URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $65.40 | $109.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Vanderbilt Clarksville Hospital Clarksville · Clarksville, TN-KY CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $66.70 | $343.75 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Valley Hospital Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $67.70 | $67.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge West Hospital Jasper · Chattanooga, TN-GA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $67.70 | $67.70 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Carroll County Huntingdon · Huntingdon, TN CULTURE URINE | $79.81 | $347.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Physicians Regional Medical Center Powell · Knoxville, TN CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $82.58 | $364.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Health Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA HC Culture,Urine | $82.90 | $157.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE URINE | $89.25 | $425.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE URINE | $89.25 | $425.00 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE URINE | $89.25 | $425.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CULTURE URINE COLONY COUNT | $98.28 | $174.30 | Aug 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafollette Medical Center Lafollette · Knoxville, TN CULT URINE-COLONY CT | $98.44 | $364.59 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington · Memphis, TN-MS-AR CULTURE URINE | $103.92 | $433.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| STRHS Lawrenceburg Lawrenceburg · Lawrenceburg, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $104.21 | $416.85 | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Regional One Health Memphis · Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1107370000 - Bact Culture - Urine Quan Count 87086 | $104.64 | $162.74 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Sumner Regional Medical Center Gallatin · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $106.01 | $454.98 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Unity Medical Center Manchester · Tullahoma-Manchester, TN REFLEX URINE CULTURE | $114.40 | $143.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| Riverview Regional Medical Center Carthage · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $123.56 | $379.01 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Starr Regional Medical Center - Athens Athens · Athens, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $136.76 | $697.76 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Trousdale Medical Center Hartsville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $192.30 | $379.29 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Northcrest Medical Center Springfield · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $414.46 | $414.46 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Summit Medical Center Mt Juliet · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $450.00 | $450.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Horizon Medical Center Dickson · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $756.58 | $756.58 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Skyline Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $864.14 | $864.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Stonecrest Medical Center Smyrna · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $898.53 | $898.53 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Southern Hills Medical Center Antioch · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $976.00 | $976.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge Medical Center Chattanooga · Chattanooga, TN-GA CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $1,022.31 | $1,022.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parkridge East Hospital East Ridge · Chattanooga, TN-GA Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $1,144.98 | $1,144.98 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Ashland City Medical Center Ashland City · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN CULT COLONY COUNT UR | $1,186.46 | $1,186.46 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Hendersonville Medical Center Hendersonville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $1,199.06 | $1,199.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tristar Centennial Medical Center Nashville · Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine | $1,275.46 | $1,275.46 | Sep 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | 20 | $10.49 | $157.93 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | 10 | $12.32 | $56.84 |
| Knoxville, TN | 8 | $24.30 | $26.73 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 7 | $13.32 | $67.70 |
| Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | 4 | $13.95 | $13.95 |
| Johnson City, TN | 3 | $13.95 | $13.95 |
| Jackson, TN | 2 | $24.60 | $24.60 |
| Tullahoma-Manchester, TN | 2 | $40.31 | $77.36 |
| Athens, TN | 1 | $136.76 | $136.76 |
| Bolivar, TN | 1 | $24.60 | $24.60 |
| Camden, TN | 1 | $24.60 | $24.60 |
| Clarksville, TN-KY | 1 | $66.70 | $66.70 |
| Cookeville, TN | 1 | $36.56 | $36.56 |
| Crossville, TN | 1 | $25.92 | $25.92 |
| Dayton, TN | 1 | $50.73 | $50.73 |
| Dyersburg, TN | 1 | $24.60 | $24.60 |
| Erin, TN | 1 | $16.14 | $16.14 |
| Fayetteville, TN | 1 | $45.50 | $45.50 |
| Greeneville, TN | 1 | $13.95 | $13.95 |
| Huntingdon, TN | 1 | $79.81 | $79.81 |
| Lawrenceburg, TN | 1 | $104.21 | $104.21 |
| Lewisburg, TN | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Mountain City, TN | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Martin, TN | 1 | $24.60 | $24.60 |
| McMinnville, TN | 1 | $36.56 | $36.56 |
| Morristown, TN | 1 | $24.30 | $24.30 |
| Pikeville, TN | 1 | $45.37 | $45.37 |
| Pulaski, TN | 1 | $34.71 | $34.71 |
| Paris, TN | 1 | $62.00 | $62.00 |
| Smithville, TN | 1 | $36.56 | $36.56 |
| Sneedville, TN | 1 | $13.80 | $13.80 |
| Sweetwater, TN | 1 | $45.36 | $45.36 |
| Sevierville, TN | 1 | $23.49 | $23.49 |
| Shelbyville, TN | 1 | $40.31 | $40.31 |
| Tazewell, TN | 1 | $16.24 | $16.24 |
| Union City, TN | 1 | $31.20 | $31.20 |
| Waynesboro, TN | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Winchester, TN | 1 | $61.12 | $61.12 |
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 Carolina$36.99
- 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
- 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.