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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Tennessee 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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$13.49$9.33 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$14.45 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $45Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10$20$50facility $32professional $13

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
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$21.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$10.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$2.82
Typical High
$4.27
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$25.70
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.50

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 45th of 51

$14.13

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.