Lab tests CPT 87338 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori stool test cost in New York, NY — inpatient

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 20 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test as an inpatient: from $14.38 to $134.11, with a median of $17.26. The lowest listed price is at Hmh Hospitals — $2.88 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $54.34 at 59 hospitals.

Cash prices at 20 facilities across 15 cities for code 87338, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Aug 13, 2026.

Lowest$14.38Hmh Hospitals
Median$17.26half pay less
Highest$134.11in this market
Difference9.3×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

median
Lowest $14.38Highest $134.11

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ H. PYLORI AG STOOL IAAD EIA $14.38 $141.00 $23.41–$141.00 90% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIGEN EIA STOOL QST $14.38 $141.00 $23.41–$141.00 90% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals lowest Neptune City, NJ H. PYLORI STOOL ANTIGEN EIA $14.38 $141.00 $23.41–$141.00 90% Dec 31, 2025
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Ia Helicobacter Pylori Ag Stool $16.54 $145.00 — 89% —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Ia Helicobacter Pylori Ag Stool $16.54 $169.00 — 90% —
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Ia Helicobacter Pylori Ag Stool $16.54 $173.00 — 90% —
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Ia Helicobacter Pylori Ag Stool $16.54 $90.00 — 82% —
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University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 IAAD IA HPYLORI STOOL $16.54 $166.46 $14.38–$158.14 90% Aug 13, 2026
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Ia Helicobacter Pylori Ag Stool $16.54 $169.00 — 90% —
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NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC HPYLORI, STOOL, EIA $17.26 $114.11 $8.11–$167.24 85% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC HPYLORI, STOOL, EIA $17.26 $114.11 $8.11–$167.24 85% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC HPYLORI, STOOL, EIA $17.26 $114.11 $8.11–$167.24 85% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HPYLORI, STOOL, EIA $17.26 $114.11 $8.11–$167.24 85% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC HPYLORI, STOOL, EIA $17.26 $114.11 $8.11–$167.24 85% Jan 1, 2026
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Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 H.Pylori Ag Stool 87338 $23.40 $234.00 $17.11–$187.20 90% Feb 2, 2026
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 H.PYLORI, STOOL (LC) $44.40 $74.00 $11.50–$62.90 40% —
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 H.PYLORI ,STOOL $70.00 $70.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $85.50 $95.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $85.50 $95.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $85.50 $95.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $85.50 $95.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool $85.50 $95.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 REF H. PYLORI ANTIGEN; STOOL $105.60 $176.00 $11.50–$149.60 40% —
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 H.Pylori Agdeteiastool $134.11 $191.58 — 30% Oct 28, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $14.38, median $17.26, highest $134.11 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 44 facilities here, median $16.54 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 8 of 8 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.