Urine culture cost in Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for urine culture for bacteria, with colony count: from $21.38 to $210.78, with a median of $75.40. The lowest price is at Amery Hospital (East Amery). The highest price is 9.9× 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 24, 2026.
Lowest$21.38Amery Hospital
Median$75.40half pay less
Highest$210.78in Wisconsin
Lowest saves$54.02vs the median
Hospitals in Wisconsin, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amery Hospital lowest East Amery · East Amery, WI Microbiology | $21.38 | $41.00 | — source file |
| Allina Health Systems River Falls · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI HCHG CULTURE URINE ROUTINE QUEST | $21.67 | $38.70 | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Bellin Memorial Health Green Bay · Green Bay, WI CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $23.15 | $50.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Berlin Berlin · Berlin, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Appleton · Appleton, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Appleton Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Neenah Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-New London New London · New London, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Shawano Shawano · Shawano, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Waupaca Waupaca · Waupaca, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center-Wild Rose Wild Rose · Wild Rose, WI URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $38.42 | $68.60 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Brookfield · Brookfield, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $39.22 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $39.22 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $39.22 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $39.22 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $39.22 | $74.00 | — source file |
| Westfields Hospital New Richmond · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $39.45 | $75.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel Boscobel · Platteville, WI CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $39.66 | $77.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Tri-County Hospital & Clinics Whitehall · Whitehall, WI CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $41.84 | $66.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $43.32 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St Elizabeth Campus Appleton · Appleton, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $43.32 | $76.00 | — source file |
| Gundersen St Josephs Hospital and Clinics Hillsboro · La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $44.71 | $85.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Moundview Hospital and Clinics Friendship · Friendship, WI CULTURE, BACTERIAL; QUANTITATIVE COLONY COUNT, URINE | $46.23 | $91.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI HBC FV CULTURE URINE COLONY COUNT | $52.25 | $95.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Madison · Madison, WI CHG URINE CULTURE, COLONY COUNT | $58.40 | $73.00 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| St Nicholas Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY CT | $59.40 | $90.00 | — source file |
| St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY CT | $59.40 | $90.00 | — source file |
| St Clare Memorial Hospital Oconto Falls · Green Bay, WI HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY CT | $59.40 | $90.00 | — source file |
| St Marys Hospital Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI HC CULTURE URINE W/COLONY CT | $59.40 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital Chilton · Appleton, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $63.84 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $64.66 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HC URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $64.66 | $122.00 | — source file |
| Hudson Hospital Hudson · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Microbiology | $72.18 | $160.00 | — source file |
| Aspirus Divine Savior Hospital Portage · Madison, WI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital Eagle River · Eagle River, WI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital Antigo · Antigo, WI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital Medford · Medford, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital Merrill · Merrill, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Plover Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital Rhinelander · Rhinelander, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital Stanley · Eau Claire, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Tomahawk Hospital Tomahawk · Tomahawk, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital Wausau · Wausau, WI CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital Wisconsin Rapids · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff · Woodruff, WI Fac Urine Culture/Colony Count | $75.40 | $116.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay · Green Bay, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn · Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette · Marinette, WI-MI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac · Fond du Lac, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers · Manitowoc, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Mount Pleasant Mount Pleasant · Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh · Oshkosh-Neenah, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan · Sheboygan, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI CULTURE, URINE QUANTITATIVE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Essentia Health St Marys Hospital-Superior Superior · Duluth, MN-WI URINE CULTURE/COLONY COUNT | $82.77 | $112.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Eau Claire Eau Claire · Eau Claire, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Ladysmith Ladysmith · Ladysmith, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Minocqua Minocqua · Minocqua, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Neillsville Neillsville · Neillsville, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Park Falls Park Falls · Park Falls, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Rice Lake Rice Lake · Rice Lake, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - River Region at Stevens Point Stevens Point · Stevens Point-Plover, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Weston Weston · Wausau, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $84.55 | $89.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Marshfield Marshfield · Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $86.45 | $91.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Glendale · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI URINE BACTERIAL CULTURE QUANT | $95.93 | $181.00 | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee · Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI HBC CULTURE URINE | $105.60 | $192.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Marshfield Medical Center - Beaver Dam Beaver Dam · Beaver Dam, WI CULT URINE COLONY COUNT-TECH | $140.60 | $148.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Durand Durand · Durand, WI HC CULTURE URINE QUANTITATIVE | $210.78 | $210.78 | Apr 1, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 17 | $39.22 | $80.00 |
| Green Bay, WI | 5 | $23.15 | $59.40 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 5 | $38.42 | $43.32 |
| Appleton, WI | 4 | $38.42 | $40.87 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 3 | $21.67 | $39.45 |
| Stevens Point-Plover, WI | 3 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Eau Claire, WI | 2 | $75.40 | $79.98 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | 2 | $38.42 | $59.21 |
| Madison, WI | 2 | $58.40 | $66.90 |
| Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | 2 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Sheboygan, WI | 2 | $59.40 | $69.70 |
| Wausau, WI | 2 | $75.40 | $79.98 |
| Wisconsin Rapids-Marshfield, WI | 2 | $75.40 | $80.92 |
| Antigo, WI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Berlin, WI | 1 | $38.42 | $38.42 |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $39.22 | $39.22 |
| Beaver Dam, WI | 1 | $140.60 | $140.60 |
| Durand, WI | 1 | $210.78 | $210.78 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | 1 | $82.77 | $82.77 |
| Eagle River, WI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| East Amery, WI | 1 | $21.38 | $21.38 |
| Friendship, WI | 1 | $46.23 | $46.23 |
| Ladysmith, WI | 1 | $84.55 | $84.55 |
| La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | 1 | $44.71 | $44.71 |
| Medford, WI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Merrill, WI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Minocqua, WI | 1 | $84.55 | $84.55 |
| Manitowoc, WI | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Marinette, WI-MI | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Neillsville, WI | 1 | $84.55 | $84.55 |
| New London, WI | 1 | $38.42 | $38.42 |
| Park Falls, WI | 1 | $84.55 | $84.55 |
| Platteville, WI | 1 | $39.66 | $39.66 |
| Rhinelander, WI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Rice Lake, WI | 1 | $84.55 | $84.55 |
| Shawano, WI | 1 | $38.42 | $38.42 |
| Tomahawk, WI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Waupaca, WI | 1 | $38.42 | $38.42 |
| Whitehall, WI | 1 | $41.84 | $41.84 |
| Wild Rose, WI | 1 | $38.42 | $38.42 |
| Woodruff, WI | 1 | $75.40 | $75.40 |
| Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
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
- Pennsylvania$59.40
- 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
- Wyoming$17.63
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.