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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 July 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 8 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$8.51 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$14.79 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $200Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$5$20$100$500facility $21professional $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
$10.00
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.91
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$39.81
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$16.22

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 31st 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.