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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

Virginia 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$13.49$12.59 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$17.78 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $15 to $138Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $23professional $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
$13.49
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$72.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$26.92
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$38.02
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $16.98 · 38th 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.