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Stomach Bacteria Test With Resistance

Indiana rates for HCPCS 0008U

Tests a sample from the digestive tract for the bacterium that causes stomach ulcers and reads its genetic material to work out which antibiotics it is likely to resist. That lets the clinician pick a treatment combination that stands a good chance of clearing the infection first time.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Stomach Bacteria Test With Resistance cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $355 from a physician practice, and about $603 from a hospital or other facility.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$355$240 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$603$537 to $1,202

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,820Professionalmedian $355 · 10th to 90th $240 to $794
$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $603professional $355

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,187.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$512.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,778.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$794.33
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$13,182.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$724.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None (both parts)
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$724.44
3 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
26 · Professional part
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 5.5 times more in Texas than in New Mexico. 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.

Indiana· 40th of 51

$447

TX $1,950NM $355

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.