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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 86008

A blood sample is tested for antibodies related to allergic reactions, helping to identify substances a person may be allergic to. This offers an alternative to skin-prick allergy testing, using a laboratory blood sample instead.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies cost?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$13.18 to $28.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$20.42 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $20 to $55Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $28professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$28.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$17.78
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$28.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $20.42 · 18th of 51
SD $34.67MD $13.49

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.