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Stomach Bacteria Antigen Test

Indiana rates for HCPCS 87339

A laboratory test that detects material from Helicobacter pylori, a bacterium that lives in the stomach lining and causes ulcers and inflammation, using an antibody-based method with a color-producing marker. A positive result means the bacterium is present, and treatment with antibiotics is usually offered. It gives a faster answer than growing the organism in culture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Stomach Bacteria Antigen Test cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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 5 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$13.18$8.51 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$15.85 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $16 to $48Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $13

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$14.45
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.59
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Wyoming than in Connecticut. 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.

Indiana· 41st of 51

$13.18

WY $25.12CT $10.96

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.