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Stomach Bacteria Antigen Test

Maryland 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.22 to $15.85.

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 $8 · 10th to 90th $7 to $21Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $47
$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $12

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$46.77
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 48th of 51

$12.02

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.