Can I get an H. pylori breath test without a referral in Australia?

Yes. i-screen sells the breath test directly for A$129 (read 24 October 2026), with no GP referral. You order online, receive a pathology request form by email and take it to one of its designated collection centres.

Is the H. pylori breath test done at home?

No. The breath test is taken at a collection centre, because the samples are collected before and after a test drink. i-screen's at-home option is a different test, the stool antigen test, at A$120.

How do I prepare for an H. pylori breath test?

i-screen asks you to avoid antacids, bismuth preparations and some prescription medicines for 14 days before the test, and to fast for 4 to 6 hours beforehand. Check with your doctor before stopping any prescribed medicine.

How long do H. pylori breath test results take?

i-screen's breath test page does not state a turnaround. Its FAQ says some results are ready as soon as the following day and more specialised tests take longer, and you are emailed when results are in your dashboard.

How much does an H. pylori test cost without a referral?

Through i-screen, the breath test is A$129 and the at-home stool test is A$120, read on 24 October 2026. i-screen's FAQ says its website price includes all fees at its designated centres.

H. pylori breath test in Australia: cost and preparation

You can book an H. pylori breath test in Australia without a GP referral through i-screen for A$129. It is done at one of i-screen's designated collection centres, where you give a breath sample before and after a test drink, so it is not an at-home test. i-screen's at-home option is a stool antigen test at A$120.

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i-screen's own terms state that none of its services are Medicare-rebatable or eligible for government subsidy, so the full price is what you pay.

Breath test or stool test: which is at home?

i-screen sells two H. pylori tests. They use different samples, and only the stool test can be done at home.

i-screen's two H. pylori tests.
Test	Price	Sample	Results	What it covers	Link
Helicobacter Pylori Stool Test	A$120	Stool, posted kit	Not stated on the product page	H. pylori antigen in a stool sample.	See this test
Helicobacter Pylori Breath Test	A$129	Breath, at a collection centre	Not stated on the product page	A carbon-labelled urea breath test: breath samples before and after a test drink.	See this test

i-screen's two H. pylori tests. Prices and details from each test's page on i-screen's own site, 24 October 2026.

How the breath test works

Order the test online. No GP referral is needed.
For a blood, urine or breath test, i-screen emails a pathology request form; take it, printed, with ID to one of its designated collection centres. No appointment is needed.
Results are published to your i-screen dashboard, and you are emailed when they are ready.

At the centre you breathe into a collection bag, drink a test solution containing carbon-labelled urea, wait, then give a second breath sample.

i-screen's FAQ says the website price includes all fees and charges and that no Medicare card is needed. Any other collection centre may accept the form, but it will bill you again.

H. pylori breath test preparation: what to do before you go

For 14 days before, i-screen asks you to avoid antacids, bismuth preparations and some prescription medicines it lists.
Fast for 4 to 6 hours before the test.
Check with your doctor before stopping a prescribed medicine to take the test.

i-screen states on the product page: “A result is not a diagnosis on its own.” Before ordering, the i-screen review sets out who reviews results and the cancellation terms.

Common questions

Can I get an H. pylori breath test without a referral in Australia?: Yes. i-screen sells the breath test directly for A$129 (read 24 October 2026), with no GP referral. You order online, receive a pathology request form by email and take it to one of its designated collection centres.
Is the H. pylori breath test done at home?: No. The breath test is taken at a collection centre, because the samples are collected before and after a test drink. i-screen's at-home option is a different test, the stool antigen test, at A$120.
How do I prepare for an H. pylori breath test?: i-screen asks you to avoid antacids, bismuth preparations and some prescription medicines for 14 days before the test, and to fast for 4 to 6 hours beforehand. Check with your doctor before stopping any prescribed medicine.
How long do H. pylori breath test results take?: i-screen's breath test page does not state a turnaround. Its FAQ says some results are ready as soon as the following day and more specialised tests take longer, and you are emailed when results are in your dashboard.
How much does an H. pylori test cost without a referral?: Through i-screen, the breath test is A$129 and the at-home stool test is A$120, read on 24 October 2026. i-screen's FAQ says its website price includes all fees at its designated centres.

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General information for an Australian audience, not medical advice and not a diagnosis. Circumstances differ from person to person, and a registered practitioner decides what is right for you after an individual assessment. Prices change; where we quote one, it carries the date we checked it.

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