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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Connecticut 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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$10.72$7.41 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$21.38 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $15 to $44Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $24
$5$10$20$50facility $29professional $11

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
$19.95
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$60.26
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$19.50

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 5th of 51

$19.50

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.