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Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test

South Dakota 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $525 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$891$437 to $1,096
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$525$437 to $525

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $525 · 10th to 90th $324 to $851Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $355 to $1,096
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $525professional $891

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
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$436.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$2,187.76
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$549.54
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$602.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 1st of 51

$891

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.