Posted Price

Urine culture, colony count at HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest

CPT 87086 · Houston, TX

Cash price$1,759.26
Gross charge$1,759.26
Insurer rates$6.92 – $43.13

These are HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest's own posted figures from its standard-charges file dated September 1, 2026. 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 102 Texas hospitals we index that post a cash price for this service: lowest $7.91, median $181.08, highest $1,759.26. See every hospital.

Nearby hospitals, same service

HospitalDistanceCash priceGross chargeFile date
St. Luke's Hospital at the Vintage
Houston, TX
8.3 mi$173.25$495.002026-02-28
Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital
Humble, TX
9.4 mi$122.08$381.502026-04-01
HCA Houston Healthcare Tomball
Tomball, TX
10.6 mi$1,070.12$1,070.122026-09-01
Memorial Hermann Hospital System
Houston, TX
14.6 mi$122.08$381.502026-04-01
St. Luke's the Woodlands Hospital
The Woodlands, TX
15.9 mi$173.25$495.002026-02-28
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
Houston, TX
17.2 mi$122.08$381.502026-04-01
St. Joseph Medical Center
Houston, TX
18.0 mi$7.91$24.212026-09-01
HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center
Houston, TX
20.2 mi$1,242.00$1,242.002026-09-01

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, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine
standard_charge_information[32105]
outpatient$1,759.26$1,759.26$6.92 – $43.13
Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine
standard_charge_information[7669]
outpatient$6.92 – $43.13
Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine
standard_charge_information[9492]
outpatient$33.47 – $43.13
Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine
standard_charge_information[43867]
outpatient$1,759.26$1,759.26$6.78 – $55.48
Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine
standard_charge_information[116243]
outpatient$6.92 – $6.92
CULT COLONY COUNT UR
standard_charge_information[191237]
outpatient$1,759.26$1,759.26$105.56 – $1,495.37

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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