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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Iowa 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $19.50 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$11.48$8.91 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.50$14.13 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $36Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $19professional $11

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
$8.91
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$32.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$109.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$29.51
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$16.22
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 18th of 51

$13.80

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.