Lab tests CPT 86003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Allergy blood test cost in Vallejo, CA — inpatient

In Vallejo, CA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen as an inpatient: from $9.00 to $28.00, with a median of $28.00. The lowest listed price is at NorthBay Medical Center — $19.00 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $8.32 at 90 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 86003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$9.00NorthBay Medical Center
Median$28.00half pay less
Highest$28.00in this market
Difference3.1×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 Vallejo, CA.

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Lowest $9.00Highest $28.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Allergy - Tree Nut $9.00 $9.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center lowest Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Allergy - Tree Nut $9.00 $9.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Allergy Shellfish Panel $21.00 $21.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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NorthBay Medical Center Fairfield, CA · (707) 646-5000 Allergy Shellfish Panel $21.00 $21.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital & Rehab Center - Vallejo Vallejo, CA · (707) 651-1000 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH $28.00 $50.00 $5.00–$15.00 44% —
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Vacaville Vacaville, CA · (707) 624-4000 ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH $28.00 $50.00 $5.00–$15.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $9.00, median $28.00, highest $28.00 — a 3.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $28.00 — 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.