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Stomach Bacteria Antigen Test

South Carolina 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$12.59$12.59 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$19.05 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $13 to $76Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $12 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $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
$11.22
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$28.84

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 36th of 51

$13.80

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.