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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Iowa 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $23.99 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$23.99$10.00 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$15.85 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $40Professionalmedian $24 · 10th to 90th $7 to $60
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $24

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
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$45.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$38.02
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$28.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 3rd of 51

$24.55

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.