H. pylori blood test cost in Los Angeles, CA — inpatient
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori antibody blood test as an inpatient: from $76.00 to $166.95, with a median of $113.88. The lowest listed price is at UCI Health-Orange — $37.88 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $117.63 at 78 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 86677, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Jul 27, 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCI Health-Orange lowest Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 HB ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $76.00 | $190.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $98.35 | $281.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 HB MISC LAB SPECIAL TEST | $113.44 | $174.53 | $13,270.00–$14,761.00 | 35% | Nov 26, 2025 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West la Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Irvine Irvine, CA ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI | $113.88 | $219.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% | — source file |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 HELICOBACTER PYLOR AB (SCREEN) | $131.95 | $377.00 | $282.75–$377.00 | 65% | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ANTIBODY HELICOBACTER PYLORI CDM | $166.95 | $477.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $76.00, median $113.88, highest $166.95 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $113.88 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is 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.
What it is
This blood test looks for antibodies to H. pylori, the stomach bacteria behind most ulcers. It shows exposure but cannot tell a current infection from a past one.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86677 ($71.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| UCI Health-Orange Orange, CAHB LABCORP HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIBODIES, IGG (UCI ONLY) | $6.74 | file |