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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 83516

A laboratory test that uses an antibody-based method to detect and measure a specific substance in a sample, applied when there is no more specific, dedicated test already established for that particular substance. It is a general-purpose test format applied to a wide range of possible substances rather than one single, named analyte.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$10.47 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$10.00 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $10 to $120Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $36professional $15

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$37.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$74.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$57.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$89.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in South Dakota than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $25.70 · 7th of 51
SD $45.71NV $10.23

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.