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Test For Stomach Ulcer Bacteria

Alaska rates for HCPCS 83009

A test for infection with Helicobacter pylori, the bacterium that can live in the lining of the stomach and cause ulcers and indigestion. The patient swallows a harmless labeled substance, and a sample taken afterwards is analyzed for the chemical change the bacterium produces, which shows whether the infection is active now.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Test For Stomach Ulcer Bacteria cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $151 from a physician practice, and about $257 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$151$93.33 to $186
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$257$186 to $479

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $257 · 10th to 90th $68 to $794Professionalmedian $151 · 10th to 90th $68 to $224
$50$100$200$500facility $257professional $151

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$831.76
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$186.21
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$478.63
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$436.52
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$331.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$204.17

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$151

AK $151GA $33.11

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.