Lab tests CPT 86677 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori blood test cost in Winters, TX — inpatient

In Winters, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for H. pylori antibody blood test as an inpatient: from $78.40 to $78.40, with a median of $78.40. Across Texas, the median is $126.15 at 222 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86677, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 20, 2024 and Sep 20, 2024.

Lowest$78.40North Runnels County Hospital

Median$78.40half of hospitals charge less

Highest$78.40in this market

Difference1.0×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 Winters, TX.

median

Lowest $78.40Highest $78.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
North Runnels County Hospital lowest Winters, TX · (375) 754-4553 H PYLORI IGG AB+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 20, 2024 · source file	$78.40	$112.00	$16.10–$53.78	30%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $78.40, median $78.40, highest $78.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $78.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.