Allergy blood test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 20 hospitals list a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen: from $5.45 to $767.12, with a median of $317.50. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $312.05 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $39.76 at 47 hospitals.
- The median here, $317.50, is 1370% above the US median of $21.60.
- That is 60.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.22).
- 16 of 20 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 20 facilities across 9 cities for code 86003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 30, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Lowest$5.45Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$317.50half of hospitals charge less
Highest$767.12in this market
Difference140.8×highest vs lowest
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
median
Lowest $5.45Highest $767.12
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QNT/SEMIQT5+6 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $5.45 | $15.57 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, VANILLA ARUP 0055452+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $5.60 | $16.00 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN BRAZIL NUT IGE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $6.16 | $17.60 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, FLAXSEED/LINSEED IGE ARUP 2003298 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $6.43 | $18.37 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDEáWEST KENTUCKY GROUP ARUP 0055218 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $6.50 | $18.57 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, CABBAGE ARUP 0055094 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $7.60 | $21.71 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, ONION ARUP 0099474+39 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $7.77 | $22.18 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE QUANT OR SEMIQUANT CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EA ARUP 3001721 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $7.93 | $22.64 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, TREE, VIRGINIA LIVE OAK TREE ARUP 0055449+41 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $7.98 | $22.80 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE QUAN/SEMIQUAN EA ALLERGEN ARUP 2006399 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $8.01 | $22.88 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE QUAN/SEMIQUAN EA ALLERGEN ARUP 0050157 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $8.40 | $23.98 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC BEEF IGE+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $10.52 | $30.04 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC LOBSTER IGE File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $10.81 | $30.88 | $5.22–$18.25 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN WALNUT IGE+41 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $12.20 | $34.85 | $5.22–$19.52 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE, EACH File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $15.60 | $24.00 | $2.40–$22.08 | 35% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE ARUP 2004243 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $16.98 | $48.51 | $5.22–$27.17 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, TREE, BIRCH, RED/RIVER ARUP TO ALLERMETRIX T146 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $17.47 | $49.90 | $5.22–$27.94 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH ARUP 3003924 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $17.96 | $51.29 | $5.22–$28.72 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=ALLERGEN FOOD MILK COMPONENTS IGE-ARUP File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $18.85 | $29.00 | $2.90–$26.68 | 35% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, POMEGRANATE IGE- 3310$+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $19.36 | $55.29 | $5.22–$30.96 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, ROSEMARY, IGE ARUP TO ALLERMETRIX F352-IGE File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $20.21 | $57.73 | $5.22–$32.33 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=STINGING INSECTS ALLERGEN PROFILE File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $32.00 | $3.20–$29.44 | 35% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, ARTICHOKE (CYNARA SCOLYMUS) IGE ARUP TO EUROFINS VIRACOR 30610S File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $21.52 | $61.46 | $5.22–$34.42 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, ZUCCHINI IGE 0099134+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $22.59 | $64.53 | $5.22–$36.14 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGN NAVYBEAN IGE QT/SEMIQT File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $27.42 | $78.32 | $5.22–$43.86 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ASH GREEN (FRAXINUS PENNSYLVANICA) IGE ARUP TO EUROFINS VIRACOR 64410S+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $27.86 | $79.59 | $5.22–$44.57 | 65% |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC ALLERGY TEST SWEET VERNAL GRASS IGE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.80 | $30.80 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC ALLERGY TEST OAK, LIVE/VIRGINIA IGE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.80 | $30.80 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC ALLERGY TEST SWEET VERNAL GRASS IGE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.80 | $30.80 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC ALLERGY TEST OAK, LIVE/VIRGINIA IGE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.80 | $30.80 | — | — |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC SHEEP MILK (F325) IGE ARUP TO QUEST VALENCIA 11195 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $31.05 | $88.70 | $5.22–$49.67 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, BLACK BEAN IGE ARUP 2008599+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $31.10 | $88.83 | $5.22–$49.74 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH ARUP TO LABCORP 062448 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $34.46 | $98.43 | $5.22–$55.12 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH ARUP 3004553 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $37.69 | $107.67 | $5.22–$60.30 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC HONEY (F247) IGE ARUP TO QUEST VALENCIA 8930+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $39.25 | $112.13 | $5.22–$62.79 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN-PUMPKIN SEED IGE File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $43.97 | $125.61 | $5.22–$70.34 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN, FOOD, DATE (PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA) IGE ARUP TO EUROFINS VIRACOR 31910A File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $45.48 | $129.92 | $5.22–$72.76 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ALLERGEN TILAPIA IGE File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $49.07 | $140.20 | $5.22–$78.51 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ECHINOCOCCUS IGE ARUP TO COMMONWEALTH P002 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $49.16 | $140.45 | $5.22–$78.65 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=WORMWOOD IGE+11 more lines at this price File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $80.00 | $8.00–$73.60 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE QNT SEMI-QNT EA IGE AB File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $52.65 | $81.00 | $8.10–$74.52 | 35% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC CUMIN ARUP TO LABCORP BURLINGTON 602807 File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $57.57 | $164.47 | $5.22–$92.10 | 65% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC CAT EPITHELIUM, IGE, WITH REFLEX TO CAT EPITHELIUM COMPONENTS, IGE, SERUM ARUP TO MAYO CATPF+1 more line at this price File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $72.96 | $208.45 | $5.22–$116.73 | 65% |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE - ALLERGEN FOOD: PEAR+444 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.55 | $76.55 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC ALLERGY TEST PORK IGE+444 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.55 | $76.55 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC ALLERGY TEST SHRIMP IGE+444 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.55 | $76.55 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC ALLERGY TEST ALMONDS IGE+444 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $76.55 | $76.55 | — | — |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE, EACH , File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $78.65 | $121.00 | $12.10–$111.32 | 35% |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC LUPIN, IGE, SERUM ARUP TO MAYO CLINIC LAB LUPN File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $94.13 | $268.93 | $5.22–$150.60 | 65% |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO · (303) 388-4461 HC ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE, EACH ALLERGEN File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file | $100.28 | $143.25 | $5.22–$121.76 | 30% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=REF ALLERGEN SPEC IGE SEMI/QNT EACH File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $119.60 | $184.00 | $18.40–$169.28 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=REFERRAL ALLERGEN SPEC IGE SEMI/QNT EA-MAYO File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $141.05 | $217.00 | $21.70–$199.64 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE, EACH.+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $171.71 | $264.16 | $26.42–$243.03 | 35% |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QUAN SEMI EA File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $219.37 | $575.75 | $4.44–$518.18 | 62% |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semiquantitative, crude allergen extract, each +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $237.25 | $237.25 | $5.22–$213.53 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semiquantitative, crude allergen extract, each +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $237.25 | $237.25 | $5.22–$213.53 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 ALLERGEN IGE EACH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $397.75 | $397.75 | $5.22–$254.56 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semiquantitative, crude allergen extract, each +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $544.50 | $544.50 | $5.22–$490.05 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 ALLERGEN IGE EACH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $544.50 | $544.50 | $5.22–$490.05 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semiquantitative, crude allergen extract, each +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $544.50 | $544.50 | $5.22–$490.05 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semiquantitative, crude allergen extract, each +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $569.63 | $569.63 | $5.22–$512.67 | — |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semiquantitative, crude allergen extract, each +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $569.63 | $569.63 | $5.22–$512.67 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 ALLERGEN IGE EACH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $598.00 | $598.00 | $5.22–$538.20 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 ALLERGEN IGE EACH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $598.00 | $598.00 | $5.22–$538.20 | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 ALLERGEN IGE EACH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $767.12 | $767.12 | $5.22–$690.41 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 ALLERGEN IGE EACH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $767.12 | $767.12 | $5.22–$690.41 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $5.45, median $317.50, highest $767.12 — a 140.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $30.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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