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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

South 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 South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.23 to $25.70.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $18Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $31
$5$10$20facility $13professional $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. 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
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$16.22
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 9th 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.