Lab tests CPT 86003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Allergy blood test cost in Pottsville, PA — inpatient

In Pottsville, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen as an inpatient: from $78.30 to $78.30, with a median of $78.30. The lowest listed price is at Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus and 1 other hospital. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $31.00 at 92 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 86003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Feb 27, 2026.

Lowest$78.30Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus + 1 more
Median$78.30half pay less
Highest$78.30in this market
Difference1.0×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 Pottsville, PA.

median
Lowest $78.30Highest $78.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus lowest Orwigsburg, PA · (272) 639-4990 HB ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE (EACH) $78.30 $87.00 $21.77–$23.95 10% Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus lowest Coaldale, PA · (570) 645-2131 HB ALLERGEN SPECIFIC IGE (EACH) $78.30 $87.00 $22.58–$24.46 10% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $78.30, median $78.30, highest $78.30.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $78.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 of 2 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.

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.