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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Florida 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.55$6.92 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$12.02 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $10

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
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.13
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$75.86
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.48
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
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
$4.68
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.37
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.86
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.14

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 31st of 51

$11.48

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.