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Allergy Blood Test For A Specific Substance

Tennessee 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?

$4.37

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4.37 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $3.47 to $7.08.

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 $10 · 10th to 90th $4 to $19Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2$5$10$20facility $10professional $4

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
$3.89
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.04
Typical High
$3.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$0.78
Median
$0.81
Typical High
$1.26
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$3.24
Typical High
$13.80
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$7.41
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$6.61

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 43rd of 51

$4.37

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.