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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Florida 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 8 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$10.96$8.32 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$12.88 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $10 to $324Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$5$20$100$500facility $30professional $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
$10.96
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$5.50
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$29.51
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$13.49
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$12.30
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 40th of 51

$10.96

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.