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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Delaware 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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 4 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$10.72$9.55 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$12.30 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $10 to $295Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$10$20$50$100$200facility $89professional $11

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
$9.55
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in South Dakota than in Nevada. 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.

Delaware· 32nd of 51

$13.18

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.