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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

New York 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 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 9 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$10.00$6.03 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$14.45 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $43Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $25
$5$10$20$50facility $26professional $10

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
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$25.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$24.55
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$25.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.88
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$50,118.72
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$26.92
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$30.90
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$33.11

Where New York 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.

New York· 20th of 51

$13.18

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.