Lab tests CPT 87338 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori stool test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test as an inpatient: from $13.99 to $16.50, with a median of $14.12. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.13 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $70.85 at 30 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 87338, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 2, 2026.

Lowest$13.99St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$14.12half pay less
Highest$16.50in 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

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Lowest $13.99Highest $34.87

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 H PYLORI ANTIGEN FECES $13.99 $55.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 H PYLORI ANTIGEN FECES $14.12 $55.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 HPYLORI STOOL IA $16.50 $75.00 $16.50–$75.00 78% Jul 2, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 #H PYLORI STOOL $18.56 $73.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 H PYLORI STOOL $18.74 $73.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 H PYLORI ANTIGEN STOOL $34.87 $158.49 $34.87–$158.49 78% Jul 2, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.99, median $14.12, highest $16.50 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $35.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.