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Peanut Allergy Epitope Blood Test

California rates for HCPCS 0165U

Helps diagnose peanut allergy from a blood sample. It measures the response to individual pieces of the peanut allergen, known as epitopes, reports each of those results, and combines them into a probability that the person is allergic.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Peanut Allergy Epitope Blood Test cost?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In California, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $562 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$2.75 to $398
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$562$398 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $562 · 10th to 90th $316 to $1,698Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $3 to $617
$10$100$1Kfacility $562professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,691.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$478.63
Blue Shield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,380.38
Blue Shield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$426.58
Central California Alliance for Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
Contra Costa Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,230.27
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$1,202.26
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$467.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$1,258.93
4 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43

Where California sits

The same service costs 309.0 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

California· 38th of 51

$302

AK $912KY $2.95

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.