Lab tests CPT 86003 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Allergy blood test cost in Porola, CA — inpatient

In Porola, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen as an inpatient: from $17.60 to $17.60, with a median of $17.60. Across California, the median is $8.32 at 142 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86003, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$17.60Eastern Plumas Health Care
Median$17.60half pay less
Highest$17.60in 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 Porola, CA.

median
Lowest $17.60Highest $204.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Eastern Plumas Health Care lowest Porola, CA · (530) 832-6500 ALLERGEN PROFILE FOOD FISH $17.60 $22.00 $14.66 20% —
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Eastern Plumas Health Care Porola, CA · (530) 832-6500 Alder Grey LC $23.20 $29.00 $17.34–$19.33 20% —
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Eastern Plumas Health Care Porola, CA · (530) 832-6500 F036-IgE Coconut (#602512) $27.20 $34.00 $22.66 20% —
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Eastern Plumas Health Care Porola, CA · (530) 832-6500 ALLERGEN PROFILE FOOD MEAT $60.00 $75.00 $54.00 20% —
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Eastern Plumas Health Care Porola, CA · (530) 832-6500 E001-IgE Cat Dander LC $204.80 $256.00 $170.60 20% —
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Inpatient: lowest $17.60, median $17.60, highest $17.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $17.60 — 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 not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.