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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Louisiana 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.95 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$19.95$13.49 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$21.88 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $66Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $29
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $20

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
$19.05
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$31.62
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $21.88 · 11th 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.