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CPT 87081

Bacterial Culture

Current code53 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicaid managed care: Rate for an Apple Health managed-care plan. Applies only to members of that plan.

HospitalMedicaid managed care rates (lowest – highest)Cash priceList price (before discounts)
BHC Fairfax HospitalKirkland—$10.00 – $56.00$10.00 – $56.00
Capital Medical CenterOlympiaFile dated 2026-08-27—$94.80$237
Cascade Valley HospitalArlington$7.16 – $1204 plans$96.00$120
Coulee Medical CenterGrand Coulee—$173$192
Deaconess Medical CenterSpokaneFile dated 2026-08-27—$29.20$73.00
EvergreenHealth Medical CenterKirkland—$176$220
EvergreenHealth MonroeMonroe$6.831 plan$176$220
Harborview Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$39.20 – $119$56.00 – $171
Highline Medical CenterBurienFile dated 2026-02-28—$66.08 – $68.12$216 – $223
Island HospitalAnacortes$5.08 – $5.513 plans$72.00$72.00
Kadlec Regional Medical CenterRichlandFile dated 2026-04-01—$77.70 – $113$111 – $162
Mary Bridge Children's HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$16.40$41.00
MultiCare Auburn Medical CenterAuburnFile dated 2026-08-27—$16.40$41.00
MultiCare Covington Medical CenterCovingtonFile dated 2026-08-27—$16.40$41.00
MultiCare Good Samaritan HospitalPuyallupFile dated 2026-08-27—$16.40$41.00
MultiCare Valley HospitalSpokane ValleyFile dated 2026-08-27—$29.20$73.00
Olympic Medical CenterPort AngelesFile dated 2026-06-24$6.29 – $6.895 plans$35.20 – $125$44.00 – $156
Overlake Hospital Medical Center & ClinicsBellevueFile dated 2026-04-01—$73.27 – $93.50$147 – $187
Prov Sacred HRT Med Ctr & Childs Hosp.SpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$78.40 – $251$112 – $358
Providence Centralia HospitalCentraliaFile dated 2026-04-01—$200$385
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01—$76.30 – $153$109 – $218
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01—$61.60 – $150$88.00 – $214
Providence Regional Medical Center EverettEverettFile dated 2026-04-01—$45.76$88.00
Providence St Joseph HospitalChewelahFile dated 2026-04-01—$70.70 – $111$101 – $158
Providence St Mary Medical CenterWalla WallaFile dated 2026-04-01—$22.40 – $98.70$32.00 – $141
Providence St Peter HospitalOlympiaFile dated 2026-04-01—$161 – $200$310 – $385
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle$33.60 – $42.4912 plans$131$131
Skagit Valley HospitalMount Vernon$2.71 – $3.235 plans$101$126
St Anthony HospitalGig HarborFile dated 2026-02-28—$65.82 – $67.85$216 – $223
St Clare HospitalLakewoodFile dated 2026-02-28—$62.37 – $64.30$216 – $223
St Elizabeth HospitalEnumclawFile dated 2026-02-28$60.59 – $74.005 plans$76.47 – $78.83$216 – $223
St Francis Community HospitalFederal WayFile dated 2026-02-28—$67.91 – $70.01$216 – $223
St Joseph Medical CenterTacomaFile dated 2026-02-28—$71.67 – $73.89$216 – $223
St Michael Medical CenterSilverdaleFile dated 2026-02-28—$95.50 – $98.46$216 – $223
Swedish Edmonds HospitalEdmondsFile dated 2026-04-01—$42.24$88.00
Swedish IssaquahIssaquahFile dated 2026-04-01—$36.96 – $42.24$77.00 – $88.00
Swedish Medical CenterSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$36.96 – $42.24$77.00 – $88.00
Swedish Medical Center / Cherry HillSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$36.96 – $42.24$77.00 – $88.00
Tacoma General Allenmore HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$16.40$41.00
Three Rivers HospitalBrewster$72.101 plan$103$103
Trios HealthKennewick——$272
University of Washington Medical CtrSeattleFile dated 2026-04-01—$39.20 – $75.14$56.00 – $107
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle—$41.31$81.00
Wellfound Behavioral Health HospitalTacomaFile dated 2026-08-27—$20.00$50.00
Yakima Valley MemorialYakimaFile dated 2026-08-27—$67.60$169

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

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