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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Arkansas 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $13.18 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$8.13 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.18$13.18 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $18Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20facility $13professional $11

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
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.20
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
Qualchoice
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$19.50
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 23rd of 51

$13.18

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.