Lab tests CPT 87338 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

H. pylori stool test cost in Utica, NY — inpatient

In Utica-Rome, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test as an inpatient: from $44.00 to $111.60, with a median of $77.80. The lowest listed price is at Rome Memorial Hospital — $33.80 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $62.67 at 86 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 87338, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 11, 2026 and Aug 11, 2026.

Lowest$44.00Rome Memorial Hospital
Median$77.80half pay less
Highest$111.60in this market
Difference2.5×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 Utica-Rome, NY.

median
Lowest $44.00Highest $111.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 *h pylori ag stool $44.00 $109.00 $50.00 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Hpylori stool ia $44.00 $109.00 $50.00 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 *h pylori ag stool $44.00 $109.00 $50.00 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Rome Memorial Hospital lowest Rome, NY · (315) 338-7000 Hpylori stool ia $44.00 $109.00 $50.00 60% Aug 11, 2026
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Mvhs Utica, NY HC H.Pylori Antigen Stool $111.60 $186.00 $8.11–$139.50 40% —
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Mvhs Utica, NY HC H.Pylori Antigen Stool $111.60 $186.00 $8.11–$139.50 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $44.00, median $77.80, highest $111.60 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $44.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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 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.