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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Arizona 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?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$10.23$9.33 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$12.59 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $63Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $72
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $26professional $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
$12.30
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$72.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.38
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.59

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $11.22 · 46th 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.