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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Indiana 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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 6 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$9.33$9.12 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$11.48 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $11 to $120Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $9

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
$41.69
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.13
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$12.88

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 43rd of 51

$11.48

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.