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Breath Tests (Urea breath test/ H. pylori breath test)/RUT Cost in India (2026)

Compiled by the TrustClinix data team · Medical review pending2 official sourcesPrices last checked 25 October 2026How we get our data
Official CGHS rate
₹1,965 – ₹2,890

For breath tests (urea breath test/ h. pylori breath test)/RUT, under the CGHS rate list effective 13 October 2025. Tier I city at an NABH lab: ₹2,890.

≈ $30.44 in Tier I
₹1,965
Lowest: Tier III, non-NABH
−32%
Max saving by city and hospital
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GI014
CGHS code

Official CGHS name: Breath Tests (Urea breath test/ H. pylori breath test)/RUT.

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The same breath tests costs 32% less at a non-NABH centre in a Tier III city than at an NABH centre in a Tier I city.

Cheaper than 100%

of the other 52 rates in Gastroenterology. The most expensive is Balloon-Occluded Retrograde Intravenous… at ₹53,000.

$30.44

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₹2,890
CGHS package₹2,890
In US dollars$30.44
By city and hospital

Breath Tests: CGHS rate in every city tier

Tier I city₹2,890
Tier II city₹2,601
Tier III city₹2,312
Breath Tests: CGHS rate by city tier, NABH-accredited hospitals (INR)
Breath Tests CGHS rates
City tierNABH hospitalNon-NABH hospitalNABH in USD
Tier I₹2,890₹2,457$30.44
Tier II₹2,601₹2,211$27.39
Tier III₹2,312₹1,965$24.35

CGHS rate list effective 13 October 2025. USD at ECB rate of 23 October 2026.

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Where breath tests sits among Gastroenterology rates

Cheapest: ₹2,890Most expensive: ₹53,000

Position 1 of 53 by Tier I NABH rate. One of the more affordable items in this specialty.

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How much does breath tests (urea breath test/ h. pylori breath test)/RUT cost in India?
Under the CGHS rate list, breath tests costs between ₹1,965 and ₹2,890, depending on the city tier and whether the hospital is NABH-accredited. In a Tier I city at an NABH hospital it is ₹2,890.
Is it cheaper outside big cities?
Yes. The CGHS rate is ₹2,601 in a Tier II city and ₹2,312 in a Tier III city at an NABH lab.
What is the official name and code?
CGHS code GI014: Breath Tests (Urea breath test/ H. pylori breath test)/RUT.
Evidence

Sources

  1. Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS), Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Government of India. CGHS Rate List (revised rates, CGHS O.M. F.No.5-16/CGHS(HQ)/HEC/2024 dated 03.10.2025, effective 13.10.2025). cghs.mohfw.gov.in/AHIMSG5/hissso/cghsRateListLogin. Retrieved 25 October 2026.
  2. European Central Bank. Euro foreign exchange reference rates (2026-10-23). www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-daily.xml. Retrieved 25 October 2026.

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