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Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test

Rhode Island 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?

$339

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $339 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $339 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 4 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$339$339 to $339
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,318$525 to $2,089

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,318 · 10th to 90th $490 to $2,089Professionalmedian $339 · 10th to 90th $263 to $525
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,318professional $339

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,318.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,089.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$338.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$645.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$660.69

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 45th of 51

$339

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.