Lab tests CPT 87338 Outpatient

H. pylori stool test cost in Amarillo, TX

In Amarillo, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test: from $40.20 to $40.20, with a median of $40.20. The lowest listed price is at BSA Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $99.42 at 272 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 87338, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$40.20BSA Hospital + 1 more
Median$40.20half pay less
Highest$40.20in 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 Amarillo, TX.

median
Lowest $40.20Highest $40.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
BSA Hospital lowest Amarillo, TX · (806) 212-2000 Detection test by immunoassay technique for Helicobacter pylori (GI tract bacteria) in stool $40.20 $402.00 $12.08–$341.70 90% —
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Harrington Cancer Center lowest Amarillo, TX Detection test by immunoassay technique for Helicobacter pylori (GI tract bacteria) in stool $40.20 $402.00 $12.08–$341.70 90% —
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Outpatient: lowest $40.20, median $40.20, highest $40.20.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $40.20. 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 2 of 2 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.

What it is

This stool test finds H. pylori, the stomach bacteria behind most ulcers. It shows an active infection and is used both to diagnose it and to confirm a cure.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the stool test; the collection kit is often included.