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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Georgia 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?

$9.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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$8.51$5.75 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$11.48 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $40Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $4 to $21
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $9

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
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.44
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$23.99
3 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
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$5.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.24
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$11.48

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 46th of 51

$9.33

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.