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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 October 2026.

How much does Blood Test For Allergy-Related Antibodies cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$9.33 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$14.79 to $34.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $41
$10$20$50facility $16professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$87.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$10.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$40.74
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 38th of 51

$14.79

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.