Lab tests CPT 87338 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori stool test cost in Kiryas Joel, NY — inpatient

In Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test as an inpatient: from $173.00 to $229.00, with a median of $205.38. The lowest listed price is at Mid Hudson Regional Hospital — $32.38 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $62.67 at 86 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 87338, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 28, 2026.

Lowest$173.00Mid Hudson Regional Hospital
Median$205.38half pay less
Highest$229.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY.

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Lowest $173.00Highest $229.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mid Hudson Regional Hospital lowest Poughkeepsie, NY HPYLORI STOOL AG IA $173.00 $173.00 $51.90–$173.00 — Jul 28, 2026
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Mid Hudson Regional Hospital lowest Poughkeepsie, NY HPYLORI STOOL AG IA $173.00 $173.00 $51.90–$173.00 — Jul 28, 2026
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Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown, NY · (845) 343-2424 Hc H Pylori Ag Feces $181.75 $727.00 — 75% Apr 1, 2026
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Bon Secours Community Hospital St. Port Jervis, NY · (845) 856-5351 Helicobacter Pylori Stool Ag $229.00 $229.00 $68.70–$160.30 — Jun 29, 2026
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St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick, NY · (845) 986-2276 Helicobacter Pylori Stool Ag $229.00 $229.00 $68.70–$114.50 — Jun 30, 2026
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St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick, NY · (845) 986-2276 Helicobacter Pylori Stool Ag $229.00 $229.00 $68.70–$114.50 — Jun 30, 2026
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Bon Secours Community Hospital St. Port Jervis, NY · (845) 856-5351 Helicobacter Pylori Stool Ag $229.00 $229.00 $68.70–$160.30 — Jun 29, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $173.00, median $205.38, highest $229.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $205.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 3 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.