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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Colorado 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$13.49$13.18 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$23.99 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $13 to $91Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $17
$0.5$2.0$10.0$50.0facility $45professional $13

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
$11.22
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$91.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$25.70
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$28.18
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.02
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $16.98 · 39th 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.