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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Colorado 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 7 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$8.32$8.32 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$16.98 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $11 to $60Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $60
$5$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $8

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
$8.32
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$22.91
Denver HMP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.44
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$8.13

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 10th of 51

$15.85

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.