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Stomach Bacteria Test With Resistance

Vermont 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?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $417 to $741.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $603 · 10th to 90th $603 to $1,000Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $355 to $871
$500$1K$2Kfacility $603professional $692

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 12th of 51

$692

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.