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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Connecticut 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?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 5 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$14.45$14.13 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$19.05 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $18 to $51Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $29professional $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
$17.78
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$25.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$28.84
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut $14.45 · 47th 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.