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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Hawaii 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.96 to $19.05.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10$20facility $11professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.05
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 14th of 51

$15.14

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.