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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Alabama 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 5 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$10.23$10.00 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$13.18 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $93Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $14
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0Kfacility $18professional $10

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
$11.48
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$41.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.22

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $11.48 · 40th 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.