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Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test

Maine 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $457 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 6 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$457$275 to $562
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$457$457 to $1,047

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $457 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,148Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $195 to $2,042
$10$100$1Kfacility $457professional $457

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
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$562.34
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,148.15
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,041.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$660.69

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 20th of 51

$457

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.