H. pylori blood test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 21 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori antibody blood test: from $22.85 to $374.75, with a median of $102.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $79.15 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $85.50 at 24 hospitals.
- The median here, $102.00, is 24% above the US median of $82.40.
- That is 6.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.85).
- 13 of 21 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 21 facilities across 15 cities for code 86677, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 3, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Antibody Helicobacter Pylori File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $22.85 | $50.77 | $16.85–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Antibody Helicobacter Pylori File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $25.62 | $56.94 | $16.04–$475.07 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Antibody Helicobacter Pylori File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $25.65 | $57.00 | $14.58–$512.54 | 55% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Helicobacter Pylori - Helicobacter Pylori Igg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.60 | $68.00 | $23.17–$68.00 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Helicobacter Pylori - Helicobacter Pylori Igg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.60 | $68.00 | $17.86–$73.14 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Helicobacter Pylori - Helicobacter Pylori Igg File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $47.60 | $68.00 | $23.80–$530.75 | 30% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 HELICOBACTER PYLORI File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $48.75 | $65.00 | $13.77–$65.00 | 25% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Helicobacter Pylori File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $85.50 | $171.00 | $15.27–$130.13 | 50% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 CHG ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 CHG ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | — | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 CHG ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $102.00 | — | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Helicobacter Pylori Ab+1 more line at this price File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $107.00 | $107.00 | $13.23–$107.00 | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 CHG ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $129.00 | $129.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIBODY File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $140.70 | $140.70 | $14.58–$817.41 | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 CHG ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $151.00 | $151.00 | — | — |
| Frisbie Memorial Hospital Rochester, NH · (603) 332-5211 H PYLORI AB QL IGG+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $235.00 | $235.00 | $62.37–$188.00 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 H PYLORI AB QL IGA+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $287.00 | $287.00 | $73.76–$272.65 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 H PYLORI AB QL IGM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $287.00 | $287.00 | $73.76–$272.65 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 H PYLORI AB QL IGM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $287.00 | $287.00 | $73.76–$272.65 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 H PYLORI AB QL IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $311.00 | $311.00 | $79.93–$295.45 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 H PYLORI AB QL IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $311.00 | $311.00 | $79.93–$295.45 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 H PYLORI AB QL IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $311.00 | $311.00 | $79.93–$295.45 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 H PYLORI AB QL IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $374.75 | $374.75 | $78.70–$356.01 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 H PYLORI AB QL IGG File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $374.75 | $374.75 | $78.70–$356.01 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 H PYLORI AB QL IGA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $407.25 | $407.25 | $85.52–$386.89 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 H PYLORI AB QL IGA File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $407.25 | $407.25 | $85.52–$386.89 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 H PYLORI AB QL IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $687.50 | $687.50 | $144.38–$653.13 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 H PYLORI AB QL IGM File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $687.50 | $687.50 | $144.38–$653.13 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $22.85, median $102.00, highest $374.75 — a 16.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $71.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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