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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Idaho 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 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$11.75$10.96 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$22.91 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $24
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $42professional $12

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
$22.39
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05

Where Idaho sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in South Dakota than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Idaho $22.39 · 8th of 51
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.