H. pylori stool test cost in Tucson, AZ
In Tucson, AZ, 3 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test: from $10.30 to $21.28, with a median of $12.36. The lowest listed price is at Banner University Medical Center Tucson — $2.06 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $20.81 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 87338, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 30, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Tucson, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson lowest Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 LAB DET AG IA IMM H PYLORI STOOL NS | $10.30 | $44.00 | $14.38–$56.22 | 77% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-2000 LAB DET AG IA IMM H PYLORI STOOL | $12.36 | $74.00 | $14.38–$60.37 | 83% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ · (520) 874-4189 LAB DET AG IA IMM H PYLORI STOOL | $17.32 | $74.00 | $14.38–$59.20 | 77% | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Helicobacter Pylori Ag | $21.28 | $75.97 | $14.38–$29.04 | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Tucson Medical Center Tucson, AZ · (520) 324-1399 HC Helicobacter Pylori Ag | $21.28 | $75.97 | $14.38–$29.04 | 72% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.30, median $12.36, highest $21.28 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $12.36. 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 3 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 2 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 87338 ($80.40). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Banner University Med Center South Tucson, AZLAB DET AG IA IMM H PYLORI STOOL NS | $7.35 | file |