Posted Price

Urine culture, colony count at Albany Medical Center Hospital

CPT 87086 · Albany, NY

Cash price$48.50
Gross charge$97.00
Insurer rates? – $26.27

These are Albany Medical Center Hospital's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated December 31, 2025. They are not a quote. Source: the hospital's file · its price transparency page.

Across 78 New York hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $8.07, median $30.70, highest $273.24. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Sunnyview Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
Schenectady, NY
12.9 mi$165.10$254.002026-03-31
Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Springs, NY
29.3 mi$83.50$167.002025-12-31
Columbia Memorial Hospital
Hudson, NY
29.6 mi$52.50$105.002025-12-31
Cobleskill Regional Hospital
Cobleskill, NY
36.7 mi$38.13$141.242026-01-01
Glens Falls Hospital
Glens Falls, NY
46.2 mi$9.50$19.002025-12-31
Northern Dutchess Hospital
Rhinebeck, NY
50.4 mi$36.00$36.002026-04-01
Bassett Healthcare
Cooperstown, NY
55.3 mi$38.13$141.242026-01-01
Margaretville Memorial Hospital
Margaretville, NY
55.7 mi$136.00$136.002026-06-24

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 CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE
line 355614
outpatient$48.50$97.00? – $26.27
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE
line 355616
outpatient$48.50$97.00$7.67 – $55.67
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE
line 355638
outpatient$48.50$97.00$58.20 – $82.45
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE
line 355653
outpatient$48.50$97.00
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE
line 355655
inpatient$48.50$97.00$58.20 – $82.45
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE
line 355658
outpatient$10.01$20.01? – $26.27
HC CULTURE BACTERIAL QUANTTATIVE COLONY COUNT URINE
line 355660
outpatient$10.01$20.01$7.67 – $55.67

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