Allergy blood test cost in Santa Cruz, CA — inpatient
In Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen as an inpatient: from $3.08 to $3.08, with a median of $3.08. Across California, the median is $8.32 at 90 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 15, 2026 and Sep 15, 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 Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 ALLG SPEC IGE CRUDE XTRC EA | $3.08 | $5.14 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 Q2803 ALG F3 IGE IA | $3.08 | $5.14 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 ALTERNARIA ALTERNATA(M6)IGE | $3.08 | $5.14 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 ASPERGILUS FUMIGATUS (M3)IGE | $3.08 | $5.14 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 Q2813 ALG F13 IGE | $3.08 | $5.14 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital lowest Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 COCKROACH (I6) IGE | $3.08 | $5.14 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 Q8904 ALLERGEN IGE | $3.16 | $5.28 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN XTRC EA | $26.83 | $44.72 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
| Watsonville Community Hospital Watsonville, CA · (831) 724-4741 Q10715 ALLERGEN IGE | $46.26 | $77.10 | $5.22–$152.80 | 40% | Sep 15, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $3.08, median $3.08, highest $3.08.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $3.08 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.