Lab tests CPT 87338 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori stool test cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test as an inpatient: from $46.17 to $218.40, with a median of $203.40. The lowest listed price is at Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana — $157.23 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $134.70 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 87338, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$46.17Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana
Median$203.40half pay less
Highest$218.40in this market
Difference4.7×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

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Lowest $46.17Highest $218.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana lowest Indianapolis, IN H. Pylori Ag Stool EIA QL RHI $46.17 $81.00 $731.50–$3,209.00 43% —
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Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana lowest Indianapolis, IN H. Pylori Ag Stool EIA QL RHI $46.17 $81.00 — 43% —
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Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL EIA $88.20 $147.00 — 40% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $96.00 $160.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC H Pylori Antigen $120.60 $134.00 $14.00–$134.00 10% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $203.40 $339.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $203.40 $339.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $203.40 $339.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $203.40 $339.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $203.40 $339.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $203.40 $339.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $203.40 $339.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 EIA HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL $218.40 $364.00 $6.49–$32.79 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $46.17, median $203.40, highest $218.40 — a 4.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $203.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.