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Allergen-Specific Antibody Blood Test (IgG)

North Carolina 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?

$6.17

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.17 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4.90$3.63 to $6.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$6.31 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $9
$5$10$20facility $9professional $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
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.26
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.26
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$9.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$7.76
1 more rate 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
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
GY · Excluded by law
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.90

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 34th of 51

$6.17

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.