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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 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$17.78$14.45 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$17.78 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $18 to $141Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $29professional $18

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
$17.78
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$154.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$81.28
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88

Where Maine 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.

Maine $17.78 · 29th 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.