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Bacterial Colony Count, Urine Cost in Louisiana
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 89 Louisiana hospitals. CPT 87086. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $46.20
📉 Low $3.91
📈 High $1,098
🏥 89 hospitals
🏛️ 51 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — Louisiana
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 89 hospitals.
Billed more than $46.20 for this? That gap is evidence.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | UHC | Humana | Cigna | Centene | Medicare | Medicaid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OCHSNER ACADIA GENERAL HOSPITAL CROWLEY |
$3.91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LAFAYETTE GENERAL LAFAYETTE |
$7.14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL & CLINICS WEST CONGRESS ST. LAFAYETTE |
$7.54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$8.06 | $10.92 | $14.77 | $3.39 | $6.14 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $7.26 |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS |
$8.06 | $10.92 | $14.77 | $3.39 | $6.14 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $7.26 |
| SPRINGHILL MEDICAL CENTER SPRINGHILL |
$8.23 | $12.41 | $10.49 | $8.07 | $16.87 | $16.95 | — | — | — |
| STERLING SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$9.00 | $8.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OUR LADY OF THE LAKE SURGICAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$9.68 | $6.70 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | — | $8.07 | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARY MORGAN CITY |
$11.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. MARTIN HOSPITAL BREAUX BRIDGE |
$11.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-WEST BANK JEFFERSON HIGHWAY NEW ORLEANS |
$11.88 | $8.07 | $8.31 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $39.55 | — | $8.07 | $7.26 |
| OCHSNER AMERICAN LEGION HOSPITAL JENNINGS |
$11.90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LALLIE KEMP REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDEPENDENCE |
$12.00 | $60.00 | $8.07 | $4.74 | $60.00 | — | $60.00 | — | — |
| PARK PLACE SURGICAL HOSPITAL LAFAYETTE |
$12.50 | $7.67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ABROM KAPLAN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TH ST |
$13.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. BERNARD PARISH HOSPITAL CHALMETTE |
$14.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$14.56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH - ST. MARY MEDICAL CENTER SHREVEPORT |
$15.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CYPRESS POINTE SURGICAL HOSPITAL HAMMOND |
$16.14 | — | $10.09 | $7.91 | $7.91 | — | — | — | — |
| NATCHITOCHES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER NATCHITOCHES |
$16.40 | $8.03 | $8.03 | $7.26 | $8.19 | $57.83 | $8.03 | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER-BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$16.64 | $8.07 | $8.31 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $38.47 | — | $8.07 | $7.26 |
| UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER NEW ORLEANS NEW ORLEANS |
$18.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER ST. ANNE GENERAL HOSPITAL RACELAND |
$18.92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST CALCASIEU CAMERON HOSPITAL SULPHUR |
$18.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL COLUMBIA |
$19.00 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | — | $8.07 | — | $8.07 |
| SABINE MEDICAL CENTER MANY |
$19.80 | $20.29 | — | — | — | — | — | $8.07 | $8.07 |
| OCHSNER REHABILITATION HOSPITAL JEFFERSON |
$19.98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LEONARD J. CHABERT MEDICAL CENTER HOUMA |
$22.09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL JEFFERSON JEFFERSON |
$23.76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| IBERIA MEDICAL CENTER NEW IBERIA |
$24.00 | $7.91 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $7.91 | $27.60 | $8.30 | $7.91 | — |
| WINN PARISH MEDICAL CENTER WINNFIELD |
$25.20 | $14.49 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | — | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 |
| OCHSNER LSU HEALTH SHREVEPORT - MONROE MEDICAL CENTER MONROE |
$27.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NEW ORLEANS EAST HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS |
$31.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TOURO LCMC HEALTH NEW ORLEANS |
$32.06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WEST JEFFERSON MEDICAL CENTER MARRERO |
$36.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIA-ST. LANDRY HOSPITAL CHURCH POINT |
$36.32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES PARISH HOSPITAL PAUL MAILLARD RD LULING |
$36.72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER- KENNER WEST ESPLANADE AVE KENNER |
$38.36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACADIAN MEDICAL CENTER EUNICE |
$39.00 | $15.17 | $8.07 | $8.07 | — | — | — | $8.07 | $8.07 |
| MERCY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER VILLE PLATTE |
$39.00 | $15.55 | $8.07 | $8.15 | — | — | — | $8.07 | $8.07 |
| LOUISIANA EXTENDED CARE HOSPITAL OF NATCHITOCHES NATCHITOCHES |
$41.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AMITE |
$42.00 | $18.72 | $31.50 | $25.20 | — | $33.39 | — | $14.70 | $28.97 |
| LANE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER ZACHARY |
$44.00 | $63.00 | $64.00 | — | $21.00 | $63.00 | — | — | — |
| RIVERBRIDGE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL VIDALIA |
$45.00 | $52.80 | — | — | — | $35.40 | — | — | — |
| DEQUINCY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL DEQUINCY |
$46.20 | $14.26 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $15.40 | — | — | $8.07 |
| TRINITY MEDICAL FERRIDAY |
$51.00 | $21.95 | $20.99 | — | $21.20 | — | — | $7.91 | $8.07 |
| BYRD REGIONAL HOSPITAL LEESVILLE |
$52.35 | $14.00 | $6.46 | $6.77 | $8.07 | $17.45 | $10.09 | $8.07 | $8.07 |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SLIDELL |
$52.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SLIDELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL EAST SLIDELL |
$52.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LASALLE GENERAL HOSPITAL JENA |
$52.85 | — | $7.91 | $7.91 | $7.91 | — | $7.91 | $7.91 | $8.07 |
| MANNING FAMILY CHILDREN'S NEW ORLEANS |
$53.46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST. CHARLES SURGICAL HOSPITAL METAIRIE |
$54.66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| OAKDALE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OAKDALE |
$58.90 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $7.26 | $8.07 | — | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 |
| INTENSIVE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL - BOSSIER CITY CAMPUS IRVING PL SHREVEPORT |
$59.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NORTH CADDO MEDICAL CENTER VIVIAN |
$59.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL BATON ROUGE |
$64.05 | $8.07 | $8.31 | $7.67 | $8.07 | $8.33 | $8.47 | — | — |
| WEST FELICIANA HOSPITAL ST FRANCISVILLE |
$65.63 | $23.58 | $8.07 | $76.57 | $8.88 | $99.43 | $82.04 | — | — |
| BATON ROUGE GENERAL - BLUEBONNET BATON ROUGE |
$71.30 | $4.04 | $8.31 | $8.07 | $5.61 | $8.33 | $8.47 | — | — |
| SURGICAL SPECIALTY CENTER OF BATON ROUGE BATON ROUGE |
$72.00 | $8.07 | $8.03 | $4.80 | $7.91 | $8.07 | $8.47 | $8.07 | $8.03 |
| CHRISTUS ST. FRANCES CABRINI HOSPITAL ALEXANDRIA |
$74.10 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $8.07 | $7.91 | $49.60 | $8.47 | $8.88 | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 87086, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $70.34 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
Billed more than $46.20 for this?
That is the median of what the 89 Louisiana hospitals above publish for Bacterial colony count, urine — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does bacterial colony count, urine cost in Louisiana?
- Cash prices for bacterial colony count, urine (CPT 87086) in Louisiana range from $3.91 to $1,098, with a median of $46.20. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest bacterial colony count, urine in Louisiana?
- The cheapest Louisiana hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.91. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Louisiana facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 87086 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.