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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Nebraska 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?

$26.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$13.18$11.75 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$26.30 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $12 to $68Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $117
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $40professional $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
$26.30
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$117.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$25.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$35.48

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska $26.30 · 4th 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.