CPT 87081
Bacterial Culture
Current code53 hospitals with prices
What Washington hospitals publish for this code
Commercial insurance: Rate negotiated with a private insurer or employer plan, including exchange and public-option plans.
| Hospital | Commercial insurance rates (lowest – highest) | Cash price | List price (before discounts) |
|---|---|---|---|
| BHC Fairfax Hospital | $3.80 – $36.40 | $10.00 – $56.00 | $10.00 – $56.00 |
| Capital Medical Center | $190 – $201 | $94.80 | $237 |
| Cascade Valley Hospital | $9.95 – $1,029 | $96.00 | $120 |
| Coulee Medical Center | — | $173 | $192 |
| Deaconess Medical Center | $51.83 – $53.29 | $29.20 | $73.00 |
| EvergreenHealth Medical Center | $6.86 – $205 | $176 | $220 |
| EvergreenHealth Monroe | $7.96 – $205 | $176 | $220 |
| Harborview Medical Center | — | $39.20 – $119 | $56.00 – $171 |
| Highline Medical Center | $93.05 – $201 | $66.08 – $68.12 | $216 – $223 |
| Island Hospital | $6.63 – $68.40 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Kadlec Regional Medical Center | — | $77.70 – $113 | $111 – $162 |
| Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | $26.81 – $32.80 | $16.40 | $41.00 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | $29.93 | $16.40 | $41.00 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | $29.93 | $16.40 | $41.00 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | $29.93 | $16.40 | $41.00 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | $52.56 | $29.20 | $73.00 |
| Olympic Medical Center | $24.59 – $156 | $35.20 – $125 | $44.00 – $156 |
| Overlake Hospital Medical Center & Clinics | — | $73.27 – $93.50 | $147 – $187 |
| Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp. | — | $78.40 – $251 | $112 – $358 |
| Providence Centralia Hospital | — | $200 | $385 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | — | $76.30 – $153 | $109 – $218 |
| Providence Mount Carmel Hospital | — | $61.60 – $150 | $88.00 – $214 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett | — | $45.76 | $88.00 |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital | — | $70.70 – $111 | $101 – $158 |
| Providence St Mary Medical Center | — | $22.40 – $98.70 | $32.00 – $141 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | — | $161 – $200 | $310 – $385 |
| Seattle Children's Hospital | $70.58 – $125 | $131 | $131 |
| Skagit Valley Hospital | $7.96 – $120 | $101 | $126 |
| St Anthony Hospital | $156 – $167 | $65.82 – $67.85 | $216 – $223 |
| St Clare Hospital | $156 – $167 | $62.37 – $64.30 | $216 – $223 |
| St Elizabeth Hospital | $86.56 – $201 | $76.47 – $78.83 | $216 – $223 |
| St Francis Community Hospital | $156 – $167 | $67.91 – $70.01 | $216 – $223 |
| St Joseph Medical Center | $156 – $167 | $71.67 – $73.89 | $216 – $223 |
| St Michael Medical Center | $136 – $201 | $95.50 – $98.46 | $216 – $223 |
| Swedish Edmonds Hospital | — | $42.24 | $88.00 |
| Swedish Issaquah | — | $36.96 – $42.24 | $77.00 – $88.00 |
| Swedish Medical Center | — | $36.96 – $42.24 | $77.00 – $88.00 |
| Swedish Medical Center / Cherry Hill | — | $36.96 – $42.24 | $77.00 – $88.00 |
| Tacoma General Allenmore Hospital | $29.93 | $16.40 | $41.00 |
| Three Rivers Hospital | — | $103 | $103 |
| Trios Health | — | — | $272 |
| University of Washington Medical Ctr | — | $39.20 – $75.14 | $56.00 – $107 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | $51.88 – $64.80 | $41.31 | $81.00 |
| Wellfound Behavioral Health Hospital | — | $20.00 | $50.00 |
| Yakima Valley Memorial | $94.64 | $67.60 | $169 |
Medicare (traditional) reference
Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.
- Lab fee schedule (national limit)
- $6.63