Allergy blood test cost in Portland, ME
In Portland-South Portland, ME, 6 hospitals list a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen: from $9.60 to $159.00, with a median of $20.83. The lowest listed price is at York Hospital — $11.23 less than the median here. Across Maine, the median is $21.29 at 22 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 86003, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Apr 29, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Portland-South Portland, ME.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| York Hospital lowest York, ME · (207) 351-2478 PAPRIKA SWEET PEPPER F218 IgE | $9.60 | $16.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital lowest York, ME · (207) 351-2478 MUSTARD TOMATO EGGPLANT | $9.60 | $16.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME ALLERGENS EACH/LAB | $10.40 | $40.00 | $21.36–$30.48 | 74% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Portland, ME RAST ALLERGEN EACH TEST | $10.40 | $40.00 | $21.36–$30.48 | 74% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 GUINEA PIG EPITHELIA (E6) IgE | $11.40 | $19.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 GULF FLOUNDER IgE | $11.40 | $19.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 SALMON IgE | $11.40 | $19.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 TROUT IgE | $11.40 | $19.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 TUNA IgE | $11.40 | $19.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 CODFISH IgE | $11.40 | $19.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 NORTHEAST REGIONAL MIXED PANEL #1 | $12.60 | $21.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT | $12.60 | $21.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bridgton Hospital Bridgton, ME · (207) 647-6000 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QUANT,EACH | $18.00 | $60.31 | $5.22–$54.70 | 70% | Apr 29, 2026 source file |
| MaineHealth Brunswick, ME · (207) 729-0181 HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH | $23.65 | $23.65 | $5.22–$22.33 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH | $28.55 | $28.55 | $5.22–$26.84 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 BUDGERIGAR FEATHER | $29.40 | $49.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE, QNT (Sent to IBT) | $38.40 | $64.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ALLERGY DUST PANEL #4 | $40.80 | $68.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CURDE ALLERGAN EXTRACT | $43.80 | $73.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 DAIRY AND GRAIN ALLERGAN PROFILE | $47.40 | $79.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 (MAYO) DAIRY & GRAIN ALLERGEN PROFILE | $50.40 | $84.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 MAYO TAPIOCA IgE | $52.20 | $87.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 GALACTOSE-ALPHA-S1,3 ALPHA GAL IGE | $69.60 | $116.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| York Hospital York, ME · (207) 351-2478 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE QNT/SEMI CRD ALLRG EA | $122.40 | $204.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| MaineHealth Portland, ME · (207) 662-0111 B* HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH | $159.00 | $159.00 | $5.22–$149.46 | — | Sep 9, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $9.60, median $20.83, highest $159.00 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $23.65. 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 2 of 5 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.
What it is
This blood test measures IgE antibodies to one specific allergen, such as peanut, cat or a pollen. The code is billed once per allergen, so a panel of many allergens is billed many times.
What the price covers
The price is for one allergen. A panel is billed once per allergen. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.