Allergy blood test cost in Iowa
In Iowa, 77 hospitals publish a cash price for allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen: from $3.25 to $262.40, with a median of $36.00. The lowest price is at Shenandoah Medical Center (Shenandoah). The highest price is 80.7× the lowest.
- The median here, $36.00, is 67% above the US median of $21.60.
- That is 6.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.22).
- Iowa ranks 39th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 8 of 77 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 86003. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 7, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3.25Shenandoah Medical Center
Median$36.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$262.40in Iowa
Lowest saves$32.75vs the median
Hospitals in Iowa, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shenandoah Medical Center lowest Shenandoah · Shenandoah, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $3.25 | $5.00 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Boone County Hospital Boone · Ames, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $6.40 | $8.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| Story County Hospital Nevada · Ames, IA GREEN PEPPER ALLERGN MGPEP D/L/M/S/W/S1/N/L1/PL/O/J/C1/P/E/G1/F1/C2/P1/V/Y/F/G/PMP/A/X/T/QC/Q/W1 | $8.00 | $10.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission Charles City · Charles City, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $12.80 | $32.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Greene County Medical Center Jefferson · Jefferson, IA GLUTEN ALLERGEN MGLT QC/Q/J/L/M/W/S1/Z/L1/PL/O/C1/P/E/G1/F/G/PMP/A/X/T/W1 | $15.68 | $28.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center West Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Mayo Fabp2 Allergen Aspergillus Fumigatus Ige | $16.00 | $16.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Regional Hospital and Nursing Home Carroll · Carroll, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $16.00 | $16.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center Dewitt · Clinton, IA #ALL MILK-CASEIN | $16.80 | $28.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Madison County Memorial Hospital Winterset · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $17.60 | $22.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA Allergen Tree Elm American | $18.30 | $61.00 | Feb 15, 2026 source file |
| Orange City Municipal Hospital Orange City · Orange City, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $19.20 | $24.00 | Sep 23, 2026 source file |
| Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Knoxville · Pella, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $20.40 | $34.00 | Jan 24, 2026 source file |
| Grundy County Memorial Hospital Grundy Center · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA RESP PROFILE REG 8 MRPR8 X/QC/Q/F/G/PMP/A/T/W1 | $20.60 | $25.75 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL IgE Cashew Nut-Sendout | $21.60 | $36.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Jackson County Regional Health Center Maquoketa · Maquoketa, IA ADD-ON ALLERGEN-IEG-SPECIFICI | $22.00 | $22.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| Loring Hospital Sac City · Sac City, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $22.10 | $27.63 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Cass County Memorial Hospital Atlantic · Atlantic, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $22.40 | $32.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City · Lake City, IA PEANUT ALLERGEN MPEAN QC/Q/C1/E/L/M/O/W/X/L1/PL/J/P/G1/F/G/PMP/A/W1 | $23.00 | $29.00 | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL IgE Dog Dander - Sendout | $24.00 | $40.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Palo Alto County Hospital Emmetsburg · Emmetsburg, IA Allergen specific IgE; quantitative or semiquantitative, crude allergen extract, each | $24.00 | $32.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Audubon County Memorial Hospital Audubon · Audubon, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $25.00 | $25.00 | Sep 14, 2026 source file |
| Broadlawns Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA Allergen Specific Ige | $26.00 | $26.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Adair County Memorial Hospital Greenfield · Greenfield, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $26.25 | $35.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| Hawarden Regional Healthcare Harwarden · Harwarden, IA ALLERGY TEST PER ALLERGEN | $26.35 | $31.00 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Hansen Family Hospital Iowa Falls · Iowa Falls, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $27.81 | $27.81 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Dallas County Hospital Perry · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA BARLEY IGE | $28.00 | $43.00 | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center - New Hampton New Hampton · New Hampton, IA HC Mayo Dagr Allergen Oat Ige | $28.60 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dyersville Medical Center Dyersville · Dubuque, IA HC Allergen Avocado Ige | $28.60 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader · Elkader, IA HC Allergen Crab Ige | $28.60 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Allergen Cashew Ige | $28.60 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center Mason City · Mason City, IA HC Mayo Allergen Barley Ige | $28.60 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Oelwein Medical Center Oelwein · Oelwein, IA HC Warde 3070125 Allergen Alternaria Alternata Ige | $28.60 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Washington County Hospital Washington · Iowa City, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $30.00 | $40.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Shelby County Chris A Myrtue Memorial Hospital Harlan · Harlan, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $30.74 | $53.00 | Apr 21, 2026 source file |
| Lakes Regional Hospital Spirit Lake · Spirit Lake, IA | $31.35 | $33.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Waverly Health Center Waverly · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $31.72 | $61.00 | Oct 19, 2026 source file |
| Manning Regional Healthcare Center Manning · Carroll, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $34.17 | $51.00 | Oct 16, 2026 source file |
| Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinic West Union · West Union, IA RAST-OYSTER | $35.64 | $60.00 | Jun 27, 2026 source file |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon · Sheldon, IA ALLERGEN ON PANEL 86003 | $36.00 | $45.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson County Hospital Fairfield · Fairfield, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $36.60 | $61.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Sioux Center Health Sioux Center · Sioux Center, IA | $36.86 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, IA HC Mayo Pr894 Allergen Alternaria Tenuis Ige | $39.00 | $60.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC Allergen Mouse Urine Protein Ige | $39.00 | $60.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Waterloo Medical Center Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Mayo Allergen Barley Ige | $39.00 | $60.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sartori Memorial Hospital Cedar Falls · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC Allergen Oat Ige | $39.00 | $60.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Avera Holy Family Hospital Estherville · Estherville, IA | $40.74 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Avera Merrill Pioneer Rock Rapids · Rock Rapids, IA | $40.74 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Rawford County Memorial Hospital Denison · Denison, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $41.60 | $52.00 | Jul 27, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center Centerville · Centerville, IA HC Mayo Allergen Aureobasidium Pullulans Ige | $44.00 | $44.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Regional Medical Center Manchester · Manchester, IA ALLG SPEC IGE CRUDE XTRC EA | $46.40 | $58.00 | Feb 20, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids · Cedar Rapids, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $48.57 | $60.71 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Jones Regional Medical Center Anamosa · Cedar Rapids, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $48.57 | $60.71 | Jan 28, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ALLERGEN, FEATHER MIX | $52.50 | $75.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City · Iowa City, IA HB ALLERGEN, FEATHER MIX | $52.50 | $75.00 | Mar 11, 2026 source file |
| Spencer Municipal Hospital Spencer · Spencer, IA Allergen Spec Ige | $53.25 | $71.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC Allergen Wheat Ige | $53.95 | $83.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Allen Hospital Waterloo · Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Grinnell Regional Medical Center Grinnell · Grinnell, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| St Lukes Regional Medical Center Sioux City · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| The Finley Hospital Dubuque · Dubuque, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity - Bettendorf Bettendorf · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge · Fort Dodge, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Unity Healthcare Muscatine · Muscatine, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medical Des Moines · Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| UnityPoint Health Marshalltown Marshalltown · Marshalltown, IA HC ALLERG SP IGE; QUAN OR SEMIQUAN | $54.74 | $68.42 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs · Omaha, NE-IA HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH | $56.76 | $132.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning · Corning, IA HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH | $58.50 | $130.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley · Omaha, NE-IA HC ALLERGEN SPEC IGE CRUDE ALLERGEN EXTRACT EACH | $65.00 | $130.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Wayne County Hospital Corydon · Corydon, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $67.00 | $67.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Belmond Community Hospital Belmond · Belmond, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $74.40 | $124.00 | Apr 22, 2026 source file |
| Iowa Specialty Hospital-Clarion Clarion · Clarion, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $74.40 | $124.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Hancock County Health System Britt · Britt, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $108.00 | $144.00 | Oct 20, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Albia · Albia, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $119.40 | $199.00 | Sep 9, 2026 source file |
| WinnMed Decorah · Decorah, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $122.50 | $175.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Clarinda Regional Health Center Clarinda · Clarinda, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $171.00 | $228.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Franklin General Hospital Hampton · Hampton, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $212.40 | $236.00 | Nov 3, 2026 source file |
| Decatur County Hospital Leon · Leon, IA Measurement of antibody (IgE) to allergic substance, crude allergen extract, each | $262.40 | $328.00 | Mar 4, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | 7 | $16.00 | $28.00 |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | 5 | $20.60 | $39.00 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 3 | $21.60 | $24.00 |
| Dubuque, IA | 3 | $28.60 | $39.00 |
| Iowa City, IA | 3 | $30.00 | $52.50 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 3 | $18.30 | $56.76 |
| Ames, IA | 2 | $6.40 | $7.20 |
| Carroll, IA | 2 | $16.00 | $25.08 |
| Clinton, IA | 2 | $16.80 | $27.90 |
| Albia, IA | 1 | $119.40 | $119.40 |
| Atlantic, IA | 1 | $22.40 | $22.40 |
| Audubon, IA | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Belmond, IA | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Britt, IA | 1 | $108.00 | $108.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $48.57 | $48.57 |
| Centerville, IA | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| Charles City, IA | 1 | $12.80 | $12.80 |
| Clarinda, IA | 1 | $171.00 | $171.00 |
| Clarion, IA | 1 | $74.40 | $74.40 |
| Corning, IA | 1 | $58.50 | $58.50 |
| Corydon, IA | 1 | $67.00 | $67.00 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | 1 | $48.57 | $48.57 |
| Decorah, IA | 1 | $122.50 | $122.50 |
| Denison, IA | 1 | $41.60 | $41.60 |
| Elkader, IA | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Emmetsburg, IA | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Estherville, IA | 1 | $40.74 | $40.74 |
| Fairfield, IA | 1 | $36.60 | $36.60 |
| Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Greenfield, IA | 1 | $26.25 | $26.25 |
| Grinnell, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Hampton, IA | 1 | $212.40 | $212.40 |
| Harlan, IA | 1 | $30.74 | $30.74 |
| Harwarden, IA | 1 | $26.35 | $26.35 |
| Iowa Falls, IA | 1 | $27.81 | $27.81 |
| Jefferson, IA | 1 | $15.68 | $15.68 |
| Lake City, IA | 1 | $23.00 | $23.00 |
| Leon, IA | 1 | $262.40 | $262.40 |
| Manchester, IA | 1 | $46.40 | $46.40 |
| Maquoketa, IA | 1 | $22.00 | $22.00 |
| Marshalltown, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Mason City, IA | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Muscatine, IA | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| New Hampton, IA | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Oelwein, IA | 1 | $28.60 | $28.60 |
| Orange City, IA | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Pella, IA | 1 | $20.40 | $20.40 |
| Rock Rapids, IA | 1 | $40.74 | $40.74 |
| Sac City, IA | 1 | $22.10 | $22.10 |
| Sheldon, IA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Shenandoah, IA | 1 | $3.25 | $3.25 |
| Sioux Center, IA | 1 | $36.86 | $36.86 |
| Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | 1 | $54.74 | $54.74 |
| Spencer, IA | 1 | $53.25 | $53.25 |
| Spirit Lake, IA | 1 | $31.35 | $31.35 |
| West Union, IA | 1 | $35.64 | $35.64 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What allergy blood test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Allergy blood test explained.
Allergy blood test, specific IgE, per allergen in other states
- Alabama$15.20
- Alaska$13.30
- Arizona$11.82
- Arkansas$15.00
- California$5.00
- Colorado$39.76
- Connecticut$19.33
- Delaware$103.02
- District of Columbia$30.05, 3 hospitals
- Florida$7.80
- Georgia$28.21
- Hawaii$44.10
- Idaho$22.50
- Illinois$27.50
- Indiana$19.20
- Kansas$29.38
- Kentucky$10.20
- Louisiana$10.44
- Maine$23.46
- Maryland$40.43
- Massachusetts$39.00
- Michigan$6.37
- Minnesota$20.90
- Mississippi$12.80
- Missouri$21.54
- Montana$47.45
- Nebraska$49.13
- Nevada$26.49
- New Hampshire$33.00
- New Jersey$6.00
- New Mexico$29.60
- New York$16.00
- North Carolina$19.00
- North Dakota$26.78
- Ohio$23.40
- Oklahoma$21.60
- Oregon$13.60
- Pennsylvania$32.34
- Puerto Rico$19.57
- Rhode Island$46.00
- South Carolina$40.47
- South Dakota$34.40
- Tennessee$11.10
- Texas$24.00
- Utah$57.60
- Vermont$49.00
- Virginia$24.67
- Washington$26.74
- West Virginia$17.14
- Wisconsin$25.00
- Wyoming$36.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.