Lab tests CPT 86677 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori blood test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori antibody blood test as an inpatient: from $60.90 to $89.40, with a median of $89.40. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center — $28.50 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $71.50 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 86677, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$60.90Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Median$89.40half pay less
Highest$89.40in this market
Difference1.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $60.90Highest $225.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center lowest Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So H.Pylori. Serum $60.90 $203.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So H.Pylori. Serum $89.40 $149.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So H.Pylori. Serum $89.40 $149.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So H.Pylori. Serum $89.40 $149.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So H.Pylori. Serum $89.40 $149.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So1 H.Pylori. Serum $102.90 $343.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So2 H.Pylori. Serum $225.00 $750.00 — 70% —
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Inpatient: lowest $60.90, median $89.40, highest $89.40 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $89.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.