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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies cost?

$14.45

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.45 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.45$10.96 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$14.45 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $68Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $14

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$26.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.88
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$27.54
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$20.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in Alaska than in Georgia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

North Carolina· 41st of 51

$14.45

AK $40.74GA $12.30

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.