# Helicobacter pylori Urea Breath Test

> This test measures the amount of a specific gas in your breath to detect the presence of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria in your stomach. It helps show whether these bacteria are the cause of digestive symptoms like stomach pain or ulcers, or if a past treatment successfully cleared the infection. By identifying this specific bacteria, the test helps rule out other reasons for stomach inflammation. However, it cannot determine the severity of damage to the stomach lining or identify other digestive disorders on its own.

- Labcorp code: 180836
- 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=180836&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.