Posted Price

Urine culture, colony count at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

CPT 87086 · Philadelphia, PA

Cash price$270.67
Gross charge$270.67
Insurer rates$10.80 – $243.60

These are Children's Hospital of Philadelphia'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.

The posted cash price equals the gross charge: this file shows no self-pay discount for this service.

Across 21 Pennsylvania hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $8.00, median $38.25, highest $293.40. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
Shriners Hospitals for Children - Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
0.0 mi$70.30$70.302026-03-19
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
2.2 mi$9.28$101.002026-09-15
Mercy Catholic Medical Center- Mercy Fitzgerald
Darby, PA
4.6 mi$141.70$218.002026-03-31
Main Line Hospital Lankenau
Wynnewood, PA
4.8 mi$60.00$150.002026-04-01
Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
Camden, NJ
4.8 mi$28.60$286.002026-04-01
St. Christopher's Hospital for Children
Philadelphia, PA
5.2 mi$30.50$61.002026-06-01
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
6.2 mi$9.282026-09-15
Roxborough Memorial Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
6.5 mi$8.00$300.002026-09-01

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
Culture-Urine
line 5715
outpatient$270.67$270.67$10.80 – $243.60

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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