Lab tests CPT 87338 Outpatient

H. pylori stool test cost in Elizabeth City, NC

In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test: from $18.50 to $18.50, with a median of $18.50. Across North Carolina, the median is $131.50 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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$18.50Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center
Median$18.50half pay less
Highest$18.50in 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 Elizabeth City, NC.

median
Lowest $18.50Highest $65.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center lowest Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl (Qu) Helicobacter Pylori Antigen, Eia , Stool, S/O $18.50 $37.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC · (252) 335-0531 Chgl H. Pylori Antigen $65.50 $131.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $18.50, median $18.50, highest $18.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $18.50. 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.