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Test For Stomach Ulcer Bacteria

North Dakota 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?

$100

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $100 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $100 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$100$77.62 to $115
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$46.77 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $47 to $324Professionalmedian $100 · 10th to 90th $34 to $135
$50$100$200facility $47professional $100

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
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$354.81
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$141.25
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$114.82

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 5th of 51

$100

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.