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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Maryland 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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$13.49$13.18 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$13.49 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $87Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $22
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $21professional $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
$13.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.39
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.98
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $13.49 · 51st 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.