Lab tests CPT 87338 Outpatient

H. pylori stool test cost in Oakes, ND

In Oakes, ND, 1 hospital lists a cash price for H. pylori stool antigen test: from $22.44 to $22.44, with a median of $22.44. Across North Dakota, the median is $97.92 at 17 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 87338, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$22.44Oakes Community Hospital
Median$22.44half pay less
Highest$22.44in this market
Difference1.0×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 Oakes, ND.

median
Lowest $22.44Highest $66.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Oakes Community Hospital lowest Oakes, ND · (701) 742-3291 HELICOBACT PYLORI AGFECAL EIA $22.44 $43.14 $14.38–$41.85 48% Feb 28, 2026
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Oakes Community Hospital Oakes, ND · (701) 742-3291 HELICOBACTER PYLORI STOOL ANTI $66.56 $128.00 $14.38–$124.16 48% Feb 28, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $22.44, median $22.44, highest $22.44.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $22.44. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.