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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 July 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$16.60$9.77 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$17.78 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $11 to $178Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $72
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $33professional $17

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
$11.48
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$114.82
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$54.95
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$27.54

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.