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Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS 0178U

Helps judge how much peanut a person with peanut allergy can be exposed to before a reaction becomes likely. It measures the blood response to peanut allergen and reports an estimated threshold dose rather than a probability of being allergic.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test cost?

$692

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $1,318 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$195 to $389
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$832 to $1,950

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,344Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $195 to $437
$10$100$1Kfacility $1,318professional $347

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,621.81
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$436.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$2,344.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$588.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$645.65
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$954.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$436.52

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in South Dakota than in Ohio. 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.

Colorado· 2nd of 51

$692

SD $891OH $275

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.