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Urine Culture With Bacteria Identification

Ohio 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 9 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$6.92$5.50 to $8.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$10.00 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $8 to $91Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $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
$8.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$24.55
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$10.96
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.33
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$15.49
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$60.26
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$15.14
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$9.77
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$11.22

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 16th of 51

$9.77

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.