Urine culture cost in Washington
In Washington, 59 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $14.24 to $200.72, with a median of $84.38. The lowest price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center (Vancouver). The highest price is 14.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.38, is 24% above the US median of $67.86.
- That is 10.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($8.07).
- Washington ranks 38th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 59 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Washington law (RCW 70.170.060) requires hospital charity care: patients with family income up to 300% of the federal poverty level owe nothing at hospitals in large health systems (200% at other hospitals), with 75% and 50% discounts up to 400% (300% at other hospitals). It covers the part of the bill a patient owes, insured or not. Ask the hospital for its charity care application. Other states' laws.
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$14.24Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Median$84.38half of hospitals charge less
Highest$200.72in Washington
Lowest saves$70.14vs the median
Hospitals in Washington, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA HC URINE CULTURE QUAL COLONY COUNT | $14.24 | $21.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summit Pacific Medical Center Elma · Aberdeen, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $16.20 | $30.00 | Aug 31, 2026 source file |
| Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Hc Culture Urine-Lc | $16.96 | $33.91 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla · Walla Walla, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $30.10 | $43.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Confluence Health Hospital Wenatchee · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA HC Urine Culture, Colony Count | $34.20 | $38.00 | Aug 10, 2026 source file |
| Willapa Harbor Hospital South Bend · South Bend, WA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $40.50 | $57.86 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Snoqualmie Valley Hospital Snoqualmie · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Facility Fee HC CULTURE URINE COLONY COUNT | $41.33 | $71.26 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Valley Medical Center Renton · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Culture Bacterial Quanttative Colony Count Urine | $43.40 | $62.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA CULTURE URINE COLONY COUNT | $46.92 | $92.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Edmonds Edmonds · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $50.88 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Issaquah Issaquah · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $50.88 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE-URINE REFLEX | $50.88 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $50.88 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett Everett · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE CDM | $55.12 | $106.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Olympic Medical Center Port Angeles · Port Angeles, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $56.00 | $70.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URINE CULTURE | $59.15 | $205.07 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URINE CULTURE | $62.37 | $205.07 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Highline Medical Center Burien · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URINE CULTURE | $62.43 | $205.07 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URINE CULTURE | $63.06 | $205.07 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Whitman Hospital and Medical Center Colfax · Pullman, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $64.80 | $81.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Tacoma · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URINE CULTURE | $65.31 | $197.18 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth Peace Island Medical Center Friday Harbor · Friday Harbor, WA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $68.90 | $106.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Spokane Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $69.40 | $69.40 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Prosser Memorial Health Hospital Prosser · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE # | $69.85 | $127.00 | Jan 1, 2025 source file |
| Prov Sacred Hrt Medical Center & Childs Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $72.80 | $104.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC URINE CULTURE | $75.31 | $205.07 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth United General Medical Center Sedro Woolley · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Kittitas County Public Hospital Dist 1 Ellensburg · Ellensburg, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $81.60 | $96.00 | Oct 7, 2026 source file |
| Othello Community Hospital Othello · Othello, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $82.13 | $109.50 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Quincy Valley Medical Center Quincy · Moses Lake, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $84.38 | $84.38 | May 27, 2026 source file |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $86.10 | $123.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Healthcare Port Townsend · Port Townsend, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $86.40 | $108.00 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St Joseph Medical Center Bellingham · Bellingham, WA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $86.45 | $133.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale · Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA HC URINE CULTURE | $87.03 | $197.18 | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Lourdes Health Pasco · Kennewick-Richland, WA URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $89.80 | $224.51 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE LAB | $91.70 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Pullman Regional Hospital Pullman · Pullman, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $91.80 | $108.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA CULTURE BACTERIA URINE QUANT COLONY CT | $92.80 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Medical Center Leavenworth · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Urine culture/colony count | $94.40 | $118.00 | May 15, 2026 source file |
| Klickitat Valley Hospital Goldendale · Goldendale, WA CULTURE URINE, ROUTINE | $96.00 | $120.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver · Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $98.80 | $152.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| PeaceHealth St John Medical Center Longview · Longview-Kelso, WA BACTERIAL COLONY COUNT; URINE | $98.80 | $152.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Ferry County Memorial Hospital Republic · Republic, WA BACT CULT UR QUANT CLNY CNT | $102.85 | $121.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA HC CULTURE,URINE, QUANTITATIVE | $107.20 | $134.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Moses Lake · Moses Lake, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $110.00 | $110.00 | Jan 4, 2026 source file |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $112.70 | $161.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arbor Health Morton Hospital Morton · Centralia, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $114.08 | $184.00 | May 18, 2026 source file |
| Astria Toppenish Hospital Toppenish · Yakima, WA Urine CUL LC | $114.40 | $176.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Skagit Valley Hospital Mount Vernon · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA HC CULTURE,URINE, QUANTITATIVE | $119.20 | $149.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Astria Sunnyside Hospital Sunnyside · Kennewick-Richland, WA Culture Urine | $125.40 | $220.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Hospital Davenport · Davenport, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $125.96 | $139.95 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Ocean Beach Hospital Ilwaco · Ilwaco, WA HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE CDM | $132.75 | $177.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland · Kennewick-Richland, WA HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $142.80 | $204.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lake Chelan Community Hospital Chelan · Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $147.19 | $147.19 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Forks Community Hospital Forks · Port Townsend, WA Bacterial colony count, urine | $160.00 | $200.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics Shelton · Shelton, WA Urine Culture | $165.75 | $221.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Seattle Children's Hospital Seattle · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Bacterial Culture Urine | $174.00 | $174.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia · Centralia, WA HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $200.72 | $386.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia · Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $200.72 | $386.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 18 | $16.96 | $57.14 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | 5 | $69.40 | $86.10 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | 4 | $69.85 | $107.60 |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | 3 | $34.20 | $94.40 |
| Centralia, WA | 2 | $114.08 | $157.40 |
| Moses Lake, WA | 2 | $84.38 | $97.19 |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | 2 | $75.40 | $97.30 |
| Port Townsend, WA | 2 | $86.40 | $123.20 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 2 | $14.24 | $56.52 |
| Pullman, WA | 2 | $64.80 | $78.30 |
| Aberdeen, WA | 1 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
| Bellingham, WA | 1 | $86.45 | $86.45 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | 1 | $87.03 | $87.03 |
| Davenport, WA | 1 | $125.96 | $125.96 |
| Ellensburg, WA | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 |
| Friday Harbor, WA | 1 | $68.90 | $68.90 |
| Goldendale, WA | 1 | $96.00 | $96.00 |
| Ilwaco, WA | 1 | $132.75 | $132.75 |
| Longview-Kelso, WA | 1 | $98.80 | $98.80 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | 1 | $200.72 | $200.72 |
| Othello, WA | 1 | $82.13 | $82.13 |
| Port Angeles, WA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Republic, WA | 1 | $102.85 | $102.85 |
| South Bend, WA | 1 | $40.50 | $40.50 |
| Shelton, WA | 1 | $165.75 | $165.75 |
| Walla Walla, WA | 1 | $30.10 | $30.10 |
| Yakima, WA | 1 | $114.40 | $114.40 |
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
- Tennessee$38.44
- Texas$129.30
- Utah$102.21
- Vermont$76.50
- Virginia$77.50
- West Virginia$58.57
- Wisconsin$75.40
- Wyoming$76.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.