IgE Test Price in Pakistan: PKR 1,680 at Marham Lab
Also called
IgE testTotal IgESerum IgEImmunoglobulin EIgE blood test
In short
A total IgE test costs PKR 1,680 at Marham Lab, down from PKR 2,400. MedlinePlus explains that a high total IgE means you may have some kind of allergy, but that it cannot show what you are allergic to or how serious it is. It also notes smoking and parasitic infection raise IgE. To identify triggers you need a specific IgE panel instead.
Prices are as listed on Marham, checked on 5 October 2026.
How booking works
1. Tap Book
Serum IgE is added to your booking for you.
2. Pick a time
Give your address in Lahore and choose a collection day and time.
3. Sample at home
A phlebotomist comes to your address and takes the sample.
4. Get your report
Your report is ready in the time shown above, and you can see it in your Marham account.
What is the Serum IgE test?
Immunoglobulin E, or IgE, is an antibody your immune system makes. MedlinePlus explains that antibodies normally fight foreign substances such as viruses and bacteria, but the immune system may also make them against allergens, harmless things like pollen and peanuts that trigger a reaction in some people. A total IgE test measures how much IgE is in your blood altogether.
What a Total IgE Test Can and Cannot Tell You
Worth reading before you book, because this test is narrower than most people expect.
MedlinePlus states that a high total IgE result means you may have some kind of allergy, and then adds the crucial limit: the results do not show what you are allergic to or how serious the allergy may be.
Question
Does total IgE answer it
Is an allergic process likely present
Yes
Which allergen is causing it
No
How severe the allergy is
No
Whether treatment is working
Not directly
MedlinePlus notes it is normal to have small amounts of IgE in the blood. It rises when the immune system treats an allergen as a threat.
If you need to know the trigger, the test that names it is a [specific IgE allergy panel](/labs/tests/allergy-test-price), where a separate measurement is made for each allergen.
Why Total IgE Is Still Ordered
It is cheaper, it is a single blood draw, and a clear result is useful in both directions. A raised level supports an allergic explanation for symptoms a doctor is already investigating. A normal level makes that explanation less likely and points them elsewhere.
MedlinePlus lists the symptoms that prompt allergy testing generally: stuffy or runny nose, sneezing, itchy watery eyes, hives, diarrhoea, vomiting, shortness of breath, coughing and wheezing.
High IgE Without an Allergy
This matters in Pakistan more than in the countries where most allergy content is written.
MedlinePlus notes higher amounts of IgE may also be caused by smoking or a parasitic infection. Parasitic infection is common enough here that a raised total IgE should not be assumed to mean allergy without a doctor considering it. That is one more reason this result belongs with a doctor rather than read alone at home.
How to Prepare
No special preparation and no fasting.
MedlinePlus advises that you may need to stop certain medicines before an allergy blood test, such as antihistamines, and to tell your provider everything you take. It is equally clear that you should not stop any medicine unless your provider tells you to.
What Happens During the Test
A trained phlebotomist takes a small blood sample from a vein in your arm using a small needle. MedlinePlus notes it usually takes less than five minutes and that a little sting as the needle goes in or out is normal, with slight bruising afterwards that settles quickly. In Lahore the sample can be collected at your home.
Final Thoughts
Total IgE is a screening number, not an answer. It is a reasonable, inexpensive first step when a doctor wants to know whether allergy is part of the picture. It is the wrong test if what you actually want is a list of your triggers, and it is a result that needs a doctor's reading, because smoking and parasitic infection raise it too.
Common questions
No. MedlinePlus states that a high total IgE result means you may have some kind of allergy, but that the result does not show what you are allergic to or how serious the allergy may be. To identify specific triggers you need a specific IgE test, where a separate measurement is made for each allergen. Marham Lab lists an inhalant allergens panel for that purpose.
MedlinePlus notes that higher amounts of IgE may be caused by smoking or by a parasitic infection. Parasitic infection is common in Pakistan, so a raised total IgE is not automatically an allergy result. Your doctor will read it alongside your symptoms and may investigate other causes before concluding anything.
No fasting is needed and MedlinePlus states no special preparations are required for an allergy blood test. Medicines are the exception worth raising: you may need to stop certain ones such as antihistamines beforehand, so tell your provider what you take. Never stop a prescribed medicine without being told to.
Neither is simply better. MedlinePlus notes a provider may order an allergy blood test instead of skin testing if you have certain skin conditions, take medicines that affect skin test results, or are likely to have a serious reaction to the allergens used. It adds that blood tests are sometimes preferred for young children because skin testing may be too uncomfortable. Depending on your history, a provider may order both.
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