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Breath Sample Collection for Ulcer Bacteria

West Virginia 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?

$8.32

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.32 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 3 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$8.32$6.61 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$9.12 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $27Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $16professional $8

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
$9.12
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$10.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 51st of 51

$8.32

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.