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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Mississippi 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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$19.95$8.32 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$14.45 to $19.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$5$10$20facility $18professional $20

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
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.41
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$17.78

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 6th of 51

$19.05

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.