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Allergy Blood Test For A Specific Substance

Louisiana 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?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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$3.09 to $5.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$7.24 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $7professional $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
$5.50
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.55
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.16
Typical High
$3.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.12
Median
$1.26
Typical High
$1.35
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$6.03
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.76
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.47
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$5.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$7.08

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$7.24

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.