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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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 7 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$15.85$14.45 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$14.79 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $14 to $56Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $30
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $27professional $16

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
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$48.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.62
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $17.78 · 26th 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.