Compare South Korean skin-prick, intradermal, specific IgE, allergen panel, total IgE, and patch-test quotes using provider-confirmed patient amounts.
What to have ready
Have the order, itemized provider quote, codes and antigen quantities, included consultation/draw/interpretation items, and revisit plan. If you have private insurance, confirm its answer for the same scope.
For notes and discussion only; it does not choose a test or coverage.
Provider A · Final cost after confirmed payout
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Allergy testing in South Korea can involve skin exposure, individual blood tests, predefined blood panels, or delayed-reaction patch testing. Two providers may use the same broad test name while quoting different antigen counts, panel contents, consultation fees, blood-draw charges, interpretation arrangements, and result-review visits. A single price found online therefore does not establish what you will pay for your clinician's order.
This calculator organizes an itemized provider quote. You enter the patient-paid unit amount after the provider has handled National Health Insurance, multiply it by the billed quantity, add only separately charged visit items, and subtract only a private-insurance amount confirmed for the same tests. It never infers coverage from a symptom, test label, or billing-code hint.
Use the clinic's patient unit amount and billed antigen or panel quantity.
Deduct only a payout the insurer confirmed for the matching codes and quantities.
HIRA points, national averages, and guessed copay percentages never become default prices.
The categories below help you transcribe an order or quote; they do not recommend a test. Confirm the exact Korean item name, EDI code, and billing unit with the clinician or billing office whenever the paperwork is unclear.
| Test category | Quantity to enter | Korean code anchor | Question for the provider |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skin-prick test | Number of billed allergens | E7151 | Are controls and each allergen already included? |
| Intradermal test | Number of billed allergens | E7152 | Is it a separate set from the skin-prick test? |
| Quantitative specific IgE | Number of individual antigens | D7440·D7441 | Which named antigens are being quantified? |
| Multi-allergen panel | Number of billed panels | D7450·D7451·D7460 | Which allergens are included in this panel? |
| Total IgE | Number of tests | D7429·D7430·D7431 | How is it billed with a panel on the same day? |
| Patch test | Number of placed allergens | E7130 | How many placement, removal, and reading visits are needed? |
Injection drug challenges and oral food or drug challenges need clinical supervision, emergency planning, and a separate risk assessment. Do not estimate them with a simple unit-cost model. Ask the performing institution for the full protocol, observation time, safety resources, and itemized patient amount.
Leave an unknown amount at zero and leave its confirmation box unchecked. A displayed zero means missing input unless the provider expressly confirmed no patient charge; it is not proof that a service is free.
Step 1
Choose the main discussion purpose, such as respiratory, skin, food, or drug concerns. This note does not recommend a test.
Step 2
Select only ordered or quoted tests, then enter the provider status, code, billed quantity, and patient unit amount for each line.
Step 3
Enter consultation, blood draw, interpretation, and other charges only when they are not already included in a test price.
Step 4
Record a separate result-review visit and a private-insurance payout confirmed for exactly the same test scope.
Step 5
Confirm order, codes, quantities, coverage, inclusions, revisit, and insurance so provider A and B can be checked like for like.
Step 6
Prepare the same-day amount, review the later gross and net total, and resolve every warning before deciding where to book.
Test line cost = patient unit amount × billed quantity
Same-day budget = test subtotal + consultation + draw + interpretation + other same-day items
Gross patient cost = same-day budget + result-review revisit
Net patient cost = gross patient cost − confirmed private-insurance payout
The payout deduction is capped at gross patient cost so the result cannot become negative. Coverage labels are comparison notes only and never trigger an assumed percentage. This prevents double-discounting a unit amount that the provider already stated as the patient's share.
These fictional numbers validate the calculation and are not a Korean average or recommended fee. Both providers quote 20 skin-prick allergens and one total IgE test.
| Line | Provider A | Provider B |
|---|---|---|
| Skin-prick test | KRW 1,200 × 20 = 24,000 | KRW 1,000 × 20 = 20,000 |
| Total IgE | KRW 12,000 × 1 | KRW 15,000 × 1 |
| Consultation, draw, interpretation | KRW 12,000 + 3,000 + 8,000 | KRW 15,000 + 3,000 + 0 |
| Same-day budget | KRW 59,000 | KRW 53,000 |
| Result-review revisit | KRW 15,000 | KRW 10,000 |
| Gross patient cost | KRW 74,000 | KRW 63,000 |
| Confirmed payout | KRW 20,000 | KRW 0 |
| Net patient cost | KRW 54,000 | KRW 63,000 |
Provider B needs KRW 6,000 less on test day, but provider A is KRW 9,000 lower after the confirmed payout. Keep same-day cash planning separate from the final post-insurance decision.
HIRA's February 2026 fee publication identifies total IgE codes D7429–D7431, quantitative allergen-specific immunoglobulin codes D7440–D7441, panel codes D7450–D7451 and D7460, patch-test code E7130, skin-prick code E7151, and intradermal code E7152. The publication contains classification and relative-value information, not a guaranteed retail patient price. Provider type, the actual order, benefit recognition, patient-share rules, and included services still matter.
Article 45 of Korea's Medical Service Act requires medical institutions to disclose non-covered charges so patients or guardians can know them and prevents charging more than the posted amount. Article 42-2 of the Enforcement Rule addresses posting and advance explanation for specified items. A posted price is still only a starting point: confirm that its antigen count, panel, and included services match your order.
Legal and HIRA assumptions were checked on August 22, 2026. Use the newest official material and the current provider quote if either changes before your appointment.
A parent can confirm whether a quoted set is one package or a charge for each allergen. Separating same-day consultation from a later result review makes the cash plan clearer. Medication management remains a clinical safety decision, so follow the ordering clinician's instructions rather than changing medicine because of this cost page.
The calculator cannot decide which option is clinically appropriate. It can expose the proposed antigen scope, patient amounts, and possible overlap so you can ask whether an individually ordered antigen is already in the panel and whether the same-day billing criteria matter.
A lower headline price may omit blood draw, interpretation, or a revisit. The comparison is marked aligned only when selected tests, quantities, normalized codes, coverage labels, and every confirmation box match. Resolve a mismatch before treating the displayed difference as a decision signal.
No. Coverage can depend on the order, purpose, detailed item, provider setting, and recognition criteria. Enter the patient amount confirmed by the billing office for this exact order.
Use it as a starting point, then confirm the antigen count, panel composition, and included consultation, draw, interpretation, and revisit. Prefer an itemized estimate for your actual order.
The arithmetic continues and a warning asks you to review the general six-allergen criterion, expressly listed exceptions up to 12, and any panel overlap with the provider.
Not necessarily. If the provider bills one complete multi-allergen panel, enter quantity one and its full patient unit amount. Follow the billing unit on the itemized quote.
Leave it at zero and leave insurance confirmation incomplete. A guessed payout can understate the money you need, especially when a deductible or visit limit applies.
The calculator prevents a negative patient cost. A larger payout may include medical items outside this quote, so recheck the scope before entering it.
The safe instruction depends on the test, medicine, and your condition. Never stop medicine based on this calculator; ask the performing clinic or ordering clinician.
No. This tool only organizes cost and unanswered questions. Test selection, interpretation, diagnosis, and treatment belong to qualified clinicians.
Transcribe the ordered tests and provider quote, separate the same-day amount from the revisit and confirmed payout, then resolve every scope warning. The useful comparison is not the lowest headline number; it is the cost of the same clinically ordered scope.