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Stomach Bacteria Antigen Test

New York 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 9 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$10.96$6.46 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$15.85 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $44Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$5$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $11

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
$11.22
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$43.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$41.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$26.92
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$40.74
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.90
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.62
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$36.31
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$38.02
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$42.66

Where New York 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.

New York· 39th of 51

$13.49

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.