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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Michigan 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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$16.98$13.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$16.98 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $16 to $32Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $21
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $17professional $17

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
$16.98
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$25.70
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$31.62
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.39

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $16.98 · 34th 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.