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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Illinois 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 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 6 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$12.30 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$18.20 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $15 to $126Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $3 to $37
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $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
$14.79
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$28.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$151.36
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.78

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $17.78 · 32nd 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.