Allergy blood test cost in Louisville, KY
In Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN, 17 hospitals list a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen: from $5.52 to $115.20, with a median of $12.20. The lowest listed price is at University of Louisville Hospital — $6.68 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $10.20 at 79 hospitals.
- The median here, $12.20, is 44% below the US median of $21.60.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.22).
- Louisville, KY has the lowest median of 2 metro areas in Kentucky with at least 10 hospitals pricing this code.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 9 cities for code 86003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 9, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.
Lowest$5.52University of Louisville Hospital
Median$12.20half of hospitals charge less
Highest$115.20in this market
Difference20.9×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 Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN.
median
Lowest $5.52Highest $1,295.12
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisville Hospital lowest Louisville, KY · (502) 562-3000 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QUANT SEMIQ1 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5.52 | $23.00 | $3.86–$23.00 | 76% |
| UofL Health -Shelbyville Shelbyville, KY · (502) 647-4000 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QUANT/SEMIQ File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $5.70 | $15.00 | $2.01–$15.00 | 62% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Rye (F5) Ige+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $5.91 | $14.00 | $4.43–$11.16 | 58% |
| UofL Health-Louisville – South Hospital Shepherdville, KY ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QUANT/SEMIQ1 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.30 | $14.00 | $2.35–$14.00 | 55% |
| UofL Health - Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 587-4011 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QUANT/SEMIQ1 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $6.75 | $15.00 | $2.52–$15.00 | 55% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 T041-Ige Hickory+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $7.60 | $18.00 | $4.43–$14.35 | 58% |
| Saints Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QUANT SEMIQ1 File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.28 | $23.00 | $3.86–$23.00 | 64% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 PEDIATRIC fOODS/INHALANTS PROFILE+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $8.44 | $20.00 | $4.43–$15.94 | 58% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 T018-Ige Eucalyptus+23 more lines at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $8.86 | $21.00 | $4.43–$16.74 | 58% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Ige Cat Dander+41 more lines at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $10.13 | $24.00 | $4.43–$19.13 | 58% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 Ige Whey+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $11.39 | $27.00 | $4.43–$21.52 | 58% |
| Norton Women's and Kosair Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB ALLERGEN IGE (INHSE)+1 more line at this price File of Feb 13, 2026 · source file | $12.20 | $61.00 | $5.22–$50.63 | 80% |
| Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY HB ALLERGEN IGE (INHSE)+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $12.20 | $61.00 | $5.22–$51.85 | 80% |
| Norton Brownsboro Hospital Louisville, KY HB ALLERGEN IGE (INHSE)+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $12.20 | $61.00 | $5.22–$50.63 | 80% |
| Norton West Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY HB ALLERGEN IGE (S/O)+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $12.20 | $61.00 | $5.22–$50.63 | 80% |
| Norton Hospital Louisville, KY · (502) 629-8000 HB ALLERGEN IGE (S/O)+1 more line at this price File of Feb 11, 2026 · source file | $12.20 | $61.00 | $5.22–$50.63 | 80% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 Ige Adult Food Profile+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $13.50 | $32.00 | $4.43–$25.50 | 58% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 Ige Pecan+11 more lines at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $13.93 | $33.00 | $4.43–$26.30 | 58% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Bell Pepper/Paprika Ige+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $15.19 | $36.00 | $4.43–$28.69 | 58% |
| Norton Clark Hospital Jeffersonville, IN · (812) 283-2147 HB ALLERGEN IGE (S/O)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 3, 2026 · source file | $16.10 | $115.00 | $4.43–$100.63 | 86% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 #ALLERGN SPEC IGE QNT/SEMIQNEA+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $30.00 | $1.32–$11.90 | 40% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 Ige Banana+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $41.36 | $98.00 | $4.43–$78.11 | 58% |
| Baptist Health Floyd New Albany, IN · (812) 944-7701 Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $54.81 | $73.08 | $4.43–$109.62 | 25% |
| Baptist Health Louisville Louisville, KY · (502) 897-8100 Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $54.81 | $73.08 | $3.13–$146.16 | 25% |
| Baptist Health LaGrange La Grange, KY · (502) 222-5388 Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each File of Sep 25, 2026 · source file | $54.81 | $73.08 | $4.43–$146.16 | 25% |
| St. Vincent Salem Hospital Salem, IN · (812) 883-5881 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE;EA ALLERGEN+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $73.80 | $123.00 | $1.32–$11.90 | 40% |
| Harrison County Hospital Corydon, IN · (812) 738-4251 Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each File of Jul 16, 2026 · source file | $115.20 | $192.00 | $2.61–$172.80 | 40% |
| CHI Saint Joseph Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY · (502) 350-5000 HC Ige Clam+1 more line at this price File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $1,295.12 | $3,069.00 | $4.43–$2,445.99 | 58% |
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.
Outpatient: lowest $5.52, median $12.20, highest $115.20 — a 20.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $12.20. 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 16 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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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