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Allergen-Specific Antibody Blood Test (IgG)

Louisiana 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.17 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$6.17$3.47 to $8.51
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$10.72 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $3 to $10
$5$10$20facility $11professional $6

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
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$19.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.66
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.04
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$21.88
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$7.76

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 4th of 51

$10.23

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.