Lab tests CPT 87338 Outpatient

H. pylori stool test cost in Rifle, CO

In Rifle, CO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test: from $169.50 to $316.00, with a median of $242.75. The lowest listed price is at Grand River Medical Center — $73.25 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $339.36 at 34 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87338, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 26, 2026 and Mar 26, 2026.

Lowest$169.50Grand River Medical Center
Median$242.75half pay less
Highest$316.00in this market
Difference1.9×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 Rifle, CO.

median
Lowest $169.50Highest $316.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Grand River Medical Center lowest Rifle, CO HPYLORI STOOL AG IA $169.50 $339.00 $14.38 50% —
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Aspen Valley Hospital District Aspen, CO · (970) 544-1261 HC Iaad Ia Hpylori Stool - H Pylori Antigen Stool $316.00 $316.00 $170.64–$316.00 — Mar 26, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $169.50, median $242.75, highest $316.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $316.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 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.