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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Iowa 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$21.38 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $18 to $52Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $12 to $117
$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
$17.78
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$48.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$43.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $23.44 · 7th 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.