Posted Price

Urine culture, colony count at Tufts Medical Center

CPT 87086 · Boston, MA

Cash price$19.60
Gross charge$28.00
Insurer rates$7.35 – $35.04

These are Tufts Medical Center's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated April 1, 2026. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 21 Massachusetts hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $16.31, median $71.25, highest $178.00. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
1.0 mi$78.00$104.002026-03-27
The Shriners' Hospital for Children - Boston
Boston, MA
1.0 mi$76.80$76.802026-03-17
Boston Medical Center
Boston, MA
1.0 mi$38.70$86.002026-03-13
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
1.9 mi$78.00$104.002026-03-27
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA
2.2 mi$173.00$173.002026-04-01
New England Baptist Hospital
Boston, MA
2.2 mi$90.00$90.002026-04-01
Cambridge Health Alliance
Cambridge, MA
2.3 mi$57.00$57.002026-03-20
Brigham and Women Faulkner Hospital
Jamaica Plain, MA
4.0 mi$71.25$95.002026-03-27

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
HC Bact Culture - Urine; Quan Count
line 37303
both$19.60$28.00$7.35 – $35.04

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