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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Arizona 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$9.33$6.03 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$19.05 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $60
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $9

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$91.20
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$10.96

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 17th of 51

$14.13

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.