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Urine Culture With Bacteria Identification

New Mexico rates for HCPCS 87088

A urine sample is grown in the laboratory to allow any bacteria present to multiply, and each type of bacteria found is then identified. This goes a step further than simply counting colonies, telling the clinician which specific type or types of bacteria are causing a suspected urinary tract infection.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urine Culture With Bacteria Identification cost?

$7.08

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.08 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$6.92 to $7.76
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$12.02 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $74Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $10
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $26professional $7

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.59
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.03

Where New Mexico sits

The same service costs 12.6 times more in West Virginia than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

New Mexico· 48th of 51

$7.08

WV $75.86DC $6.03

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.