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Stomach Bacteria Antigen Test

Utah 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?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 6 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$14.13$12.30 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$18.20 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $15 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $18
$10$20$50$100facility $74professional $14

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
$15.14
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$22.91
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$14.45
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.89
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 31st of 51

$15.14

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.