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Stomach Bacteria Test With Resistance

Rhode Island 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 July 2026.

How much does Stomach Bacteria Test With Resistance cost?

$447

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $447 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $417 from a physician practice, and about $1,698 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 4 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$417$417 to $447
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,698$1,318 to $2,692

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,698 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $3,467Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $355 to $447
$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,698professional $417

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,467.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,548.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$446.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$870.96

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Rhode Island· 47th of 51

$447

AK $1,349NE $398

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.