Carbon-14 urea breath test analysis for H. pylori at Dignity Health

Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.

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Generated: October 20, 2026

Original text from hospital filings

NM UREA TEST C-14 ANALYS

Merced, CA

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Dignity Health’s median price of $212 is 112% above the median hospital's median price ($100), higher than 88% of the 1,417 hospitals reporting CPT 78268. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.

Payers reporting CPT 78268 at Dignity Health

Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 9 payers, 26 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.

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1	Aetna medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
2	Anthem medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
3	Blue Cross Blue Shield medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
4	Humana medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
5	Kaiser medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
6	UnitedHealthcare medicare\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$94	$94	—	—	—	$94 – $94
7	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
8	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$208	$208	—	—	—	$208 – $208
9	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$212	$212	—	—	—	$212 – $212
10	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$212	$212	—	—	—	$212 – $212
11	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|non-options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$212	$212	—	—	—	$212 – $212
12	UnitedHealthcare commercial\|options ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$212	$212	—	—	—	$212 – $212
13	Anthem commercial\|exchange fee schedule · outpatient	$218	$218	—	—	—	$218 – $218
14	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$221	$221	—	—	—	$221 – $221
15	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$256	$256	—	—	—	$256 – $256
16	Anthem commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$285	$285	—	—	1–10	$285 – $285
17	MultiPlan commercial\|all plans fee schedule · outpatient	$301	$301	—	—	—	$301 – $301
18	Aetna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · outpatient	$320	$320	—	—	—	$320 – $320
19	Aetna commercial\|hmo fee schedule · outpatient	$320	$320	—	—	—	$320 – $320
20	Aetna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · outpatient	$320	$320	—	—	—	$320 – $320
21	Anthem commercial\|mcs fee schedule · outpatient	$320	$320	—	—	—	$320 – $320
22	Cigna commercial\|all other plans fee schedule · inpatient	$417	$417	—	—	—	$417 – $417
23	Cigna commercial\|ppo fee schedule · inpatient	$417	$417	—	—	—	$417 – $417
24	Kaiser commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$442	$442	—	—	—	$442 – $442
25	First Health commercial\|all plans fee schedule · inpatient	$513	$513	—	—	—	$513 – $513

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Last updated: Feb 28, 2026

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