# Helicobacter pylori Stool Antigen

> This test detects specific proteins associated with Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria in a stool sample. It helps determine if an active bacterial infection is present in your stomach, which is often the cause of ulcers, inflammation, and burning pain. Identifying this infection helps rule out other reasons for digestive distress, such as stress or diet alone. However, a positive result does not show how much damage has occurred to the stomach lining or diagnose other gastric diseases.

- Labcorp code: 180764
- Category: [Infections](https://app.picardo.health/labs/tests/infections.md)
- Price: shown at checkout, before payment.
- Blood draw: free at a Labcorp location, or $75.00 at home.
- Order link: https://app.picardo.health/labs/order?tests=180764&ref=assistant

## About ordering

A licensed physician reviews every order before any test is run, and results arrive in the person's Picardo account. Ordering is open to adults 18 and over in the US, except New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Massachusetts, Hawaii and Maine. General health information, not medical advice.