{"id":"ige-honey-bee-venom","name":"Honey Bee Venom IgE","shortName":"Bee Venom IgE","aliases":["Honey Bee IgE","I001-IgE Honey Bee Venom","Honey Bee Venom IgE","Honeybee Venom IgE","I001-IgE Honeybee","Honeybee Venom, IgE, Serum","Allergen, Insects and Venom, Honey Bee IgE","Apis mellifera venom IgE","Bee Venom IgE","i1 IgE","ImmunoCAP i1","Honey Bee Venom (i1) IgE"],"abbreviations":["i1","i001","HBV"],"loinc":[{"code":"6844-5","primary":true},{"code":"112168-0","primary":false},{"code":"112152-4","primary":false}],"specimen":"serum","units":[{"ucum":"kU/L","display":"kU/L"}],"referenceRanges":[{"population":"Adults","low":0,"high":0.09,"unit":"kU/L","unitDisplay":"kU/L","note":"This test shows whether your blood has IgE to honey bee venom. Mayo Clinic Laboratories, ARUP and Labcorp print a result under 0.10 kU/L as class 0 (negative), so the usual range here ends at 0.09 and a printed 0.10 counts as above it. Labs draw the line in different places, and Labcorp's venom report uses its own class edges (class I starts at 0.32 kU/L). Mayo Clinic Laboratories lists 0.10 to 0.34 kU/L as borderline and 0.35 to 0.69 as equivocal; its reference values apply to all ages. ARUP prints a reference interval of 0.34 kU/L or lower and says results of 0.10 to 0.34 are for specialist use because their meaning is unclear. The ImmunoCAP maker recommends a 0.35 kUA/L cutoff and tells each lab to set its own range. A result above these lines shows sensitization, which is not the same as an allergy. Use the range printed on your own lab report.","sources":[{"title":"Honeybee Venom, IgE, Serum (test ID HBV)","url":"https://www.mayocliniclabs.com/test-catalog/overview/82551","publisher":"Mayo Clinic Laboratories"},{"title":"Allergen, Insects and Venom, Honey Bee IgE (ARUP test 0055039)","url":"https://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/0055039","publisher":"ARUP Laboratories"},{"title":"ImmunoCAP Specific IgE (allergen component f447) 510(k) decision memorandum K173726","url":"https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/cdrh_docs/reviews/K173726.pdf","publisher":"U.S. Food and Drug Administration"}]}],"review":{"status":"ai-verified","label":"AI-verified against cited sources. Awaiting expert review","lastReviewed":"2026-10-03"},"summary":"Measures IgE antibodies to honey bee venom, which helps clinicians work out whether a sting reaction may be linked to bee venom.","url":"https://bloodtesttracker.com/markers/ige-honey-bee-venom","notice":"Information, not medical advice. Ranges differ between labs, so the range on your own report is the one your result is judged against."}