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Allergen-Specific Antibody Blood Test (IgG)

Kentucky 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?

$5.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.68 from a physician practice, and about $7.76 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$3.16 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.76$6.31 to $10.96

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$2$5$10$20facility $8professional $5

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
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.59
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$8.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$7.24
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$8.51
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
$2.00
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$3.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.79
Median
$1.32
Typical High
$1.55

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 51st of 51

$5.13

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.