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Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test

Virginia 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?

$347

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $347 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $692 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$692$389 to $1,096

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $692 · 10th to 90th $324 to $2,089Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $3 to $525
$10$100$1Kfacility $692professional $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
$389.05
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,148.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$389.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.57
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$2,344.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$660.69
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$676.08
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$549.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$954.99
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$549.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 41st of 51

$347

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.