go back

Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test

Kentucky 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?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.57 from a physician practice, and about $575 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 5 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$2.57$2.57 to $427
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$575$380 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $575 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,096Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $562
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $575professional $3

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
$380.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,096.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$630.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$2.88
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$46,773.51
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$8,511.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$457.09

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 50th of 51

$275

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.