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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Colorado 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 Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 7 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$10.00$8.71 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$19.95 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $9 to $112Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $41professional $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
$8.71
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.30
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$58.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$14.45
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$30.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$23.99
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.48

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $11.48 · 42nd 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.