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Allergen-Specific Antibody Blood Test (IgG)

Alabama rates for HCPCS 86001

This blood test measures the level of a specific type of antibody, called IgG, that the body has made in response to a particular substance, such as a food or environmental allergen. It is measured separately for each individual substance being tested.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Allergen-Specific Antibody Blood Test (IgG) cost?

$8.91

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.91 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.68$3.31 to $8.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$15.14 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $15professional $5

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.37
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.68
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.29
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$1.82

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.5 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.

Alabama· 14th of 51

$8.91

AK $17.78KY $5.13

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.