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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 October 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$25.70$13.18 to $34.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$38.02 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $29 to $209Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $11 to $48
$10$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $26

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$245.47
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$56.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$89.13

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.2 times more in Minnesota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 3rd of 51

$38.02

MN $45.71MD $8.71

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.