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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

Rhode Island 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 4 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$10.47$10.00 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$22.39 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $13 to $63Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $13
$5$10$20$50facility $27professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.49

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 43rd of 51

$10.47

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.