Lab tests CPT 87338 Outpatient

H. pylori stool test cost in Charleston, SC

In Charleston-North Charleston, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test: from $215.80 to $262.50, with a median of $215.80. The lowest listed price is at Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley and 3 other hospitals. Across South Carolina, the median is $215.80 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 87338, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$215.80Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley + 3 more
Median$215.80half pay less
Highest$262.50in this market
Difference1.2×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 Charleston-North Charleston, SC.

median
Lowest $215.80Highest $262.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley lowest Summerville, SC · (854) 529-3002 HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $215.80 $332.00 — 35% —
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Roper Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 724-2800 HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $215.80 $332.00 — 35% —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital lowest Mount Pleasant, SC HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $215.80 $332.00 — 35% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital lowest Charleston, SC · (843) 402-1006 HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $215.80 $332.00 — 35% —
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston, SC · (843) 792-2300 HB HPYLORI ANTIGEN STOOL $262.50 $525.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $215.80, median $215.80, highest $262.50 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $215.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.