How Expensive Is The Celiac Blood Panel?

[tabdegner]

DH needs to have a celiac blood panel done -- we have a high deductible on our insurance. How much does the average celiac blood panel test cost? Someone said it's very expensive -- but I looked back at when I had it done several months ago and it was around $225 for IGA, TTG, IGG, and something else. Does that sound right? Expensive, but not too bad.

[happygirl]

1. Depends on the lab.

2. Depends on your insurance agreement with that lab.

They might charge, for example, $100. But, their agreement with your insurance is that they only have to pay, say, $30. If you didn't have insurance, you'd pay the full price. Instead, you (or your insurance) pays the negotiated amount.

[JennyC]

We got the full celiac panel, seasonal allergies, and food allergies done on my son. The cost was $460. We have a $500 deductible, but when we got the bill it was $360 because of the insurance-hospital agreement. Most hospitals will work out a payment plan with you (especially after making small payments consistently for a couple months ).

[tabdegner]

Thanks, when I looked at my bill from when I had the tests, there was only a 10% discount or so. But we have a different insurance company, though. I just wanted to make sure that we wouldn't have to spend $1000 or something for the tests. We will probably have better insurance in January, but I don't want him to wait that long to get the tests done.