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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Alaska rates for HCPCS 78267

Covers collecting the breath samples for a test that looks for the stomach bacterium linked to ulcers. The person swallows a labeled substance, then breathes into a collection container after a set wait. Measuring what is in the sample is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $42.66 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 5 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$16.22$13.49 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$42.66$37.15 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $43 · 10th to 90th $11 to $132Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $40
$10$20$50$100$200facility $43professional $16

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
$26.30
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$51.29
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$52.48
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.11

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Nebraska than in West Virginia. 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$25.12

NE $32.36WV $8.32

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.