Posted Price

Urine culture, colony count at University of Colorado Hospital Authority

CPT 87086 · Aurora, CO

Cash price$135.45
Gross charge$387.00
Insurer rates$7.83 – $270.90

These are University of Colorado Hospital Authority's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated November 1, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 12 Colorado hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $17.56, median $208.70, highest $1,906.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, CO
0.0 mi$140.40$216.002026-04-17
The Medical Center of Aurora & South Hospital
Aurora, CO
3.2 mi$1,194.52$1,194.522026-09-01
HCA Healthone Rose
Denver, CO
4.3 mi$1,906.00$1,906.002026-09-01
National Jewish Health
Denver, CO
6.2 mi$61.08$87.252026-03-01
HCA Healthone Presbyterian St. Lukes
Denver, CO
7.2 mi$277.00$277.002026-09-01
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Denver, CO
9.8 mi$17.56$50.172026-04-30
HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge
Thornton, CO
9.8 mi$483.07$483.072026-09-01
HCA-Healthone Dba Swedish Medical Center
Englewood, CO
9.8 mi$653.56$653.562026-09-01

Distances are straight-line from ZIP code centers. Each hospital's figures come from its own file; files are updated on different dates.

Every row for CPT 87086 in this hospital's file

Row in the hospital's fileSettingCashGrossInsurer min – max
HB CULT BACT URINE
line 626330
outpatient$135.45$387.00$7.83 – $270.90
HB CULT BACT URINE
line 427299
inpatient$135.45$387.00$93.34 – $232.20

The first row is the one used above. A price for one code usually covers the hospital's facility charge only; the doctor, anesthesia, pathology and other services can be billed separately. Ask the hospital for a good faith estimate before a scheduled service: if you pay yourself and the bill comes in $400 or more above the estimate, you can dispute it under the No Surprises Act.

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