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Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Peanut Allergy Threshold Dose Test cost?

$275

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $275 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $676 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$229$195 to $661
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$676$447 to $1,148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $676 · 10th to 90th $380 to $1,380Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $195 to $851
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $676professional $229

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). 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
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$389.05
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$2,238.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$851.14

Where West Virginia sits

The same service costs 346.7 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

West Virginia· 44th of 51

$275

AK $891KY $2.57

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.