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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Rhode Island 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 4 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$16.22$13.49 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$21.88 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $20 to $102Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $63professional $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
$63.10
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $18.62 · 23rd 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.