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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Ohio 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$13.80$10.96 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$11.75 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $14

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
$15.85
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$34.67
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$13.80
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.02

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 11th of 51

$15.85

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.