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RAST stands for radioallergosorbent test. This is a blood test used to diagnose allergies. Your blood is drawn and a lab will analyze your blood sample for the level of antibodies that cause allergies.
How much you can expect to pay out of pocket for allergy testing, including what people paid in 2017. For a patient not covered by health insurance an allergy test typically costs $150 to $300 for a consultation with an allergist, plus $60 to $300 total ($3 to $5 per allergen) for the much more commonly used skin prick test, or $200 to $1,000 total ($10 to $20 per allergen) for a blood test known as a RAST test.