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Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies

West 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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 5 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$14.45$13.49 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$10.00 to $26.92

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $110Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $15professional $14

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
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$125.89
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.39

Where West 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.

West Virginia $14.79 · 44th 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.