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Allergy Blood Test For A Specific Substance

Iowa rates for HCPCS 86003

This blood test measures the level of a specific antibody your immune system produces in response to a particular allergen, such as a food, pollen, or pet dander, to help determine whether you have an allergy to that substance. It is performed for one allergen at a time, so multiple allergens tested together are billed as separate instances of this service.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Allergy Blood Test For A Specific Substance cost?

$6.31

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.31 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5.25 from a physician practice, and about $8.13 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$5.25$4.07 to $9.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.13$6.46 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $8professional $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
$4.07
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$28.18
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$25.70
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$13.49
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$7.24
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.25

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Iowa· 19th of 51

$6.31

AK $17.38MD $3.89

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.