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Allergy Blood Test For A Specific Substance

Maryland 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?

$3.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.89 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.47 to $4.17.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $6
$2$5$10facility $4professional $4

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
$3.89
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$6.03
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.68
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.34
Median
$3.09
Typical High
$4.37
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.04
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$5.13
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
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$1.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.78
Typical High
$0.78

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 51st of 51

$3.89

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.