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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

North Dakota 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $9.33 to $20.89.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$5$10$20facility $10professional $17

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
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$181.97
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.98

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$16.60

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.