Lab tests CPT 87338 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori stool test cost in Riverside, CA — inpatient

In Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test as an inpatient: from $14.31 to $105.56, with a median of $87.58. The lowest listed price is at Riverside University Medical Center — $73.27 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $84.00 at 88 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 87338, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$14.31Riverside University Medical Center
Median$87.58half pay less
Highest$105.56in this market
Difference7.4×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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA.

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Lowest $14.31Highest $105.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu H.Pylori Ag Stool $14.31 $14.31 $10.23–$17.76 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center lowest Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu H.Pylori Ag Stool $14.31 $14.31 $10.23–$17.76 — —
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Palo Verde Hospital Blythe, CA · (760) 922-4115 Helicobacter pylori Stool Ag, EIA LC $62.56 $83.42 — 25% Jul 1, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Apple Valley, CA · (760) 242-2311 HC IAAD IA HPYLORI STOOL CDM $69.60 $145.00 — 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Helicobacter Pylori Stool Ag $75.81 $75.81 $10.23–$75.81 — —
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Riverside University Medical Center Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 486-4000 HC Qu Helicobacter Pylori Stool Ag $75.81 $75.81 $10.23–$75.81 — —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Fontana Fontana, CA · (909) 427-5000 IAAD IA HPYLORI STOOL $105.56 $203.00 $10.00–$30.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Riverside Riverside, CA · (951) 353-2000 IAAD IA HPYLORI STOOL $105.56 $203.00 $10.00–$30.00 48% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Moreno Valley Moreno Valley, CA · (951) 251-6530 IAAD IA HPYLORI STOOL $105.56 $203.00 $10.00–$30.00 48% —
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Inpatient: lowest $14.31, median $87.58, highest $105.56 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $66.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 of 4 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.