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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 October 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $11.48 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$7.41$5.50 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$11.22 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$20$100$500$2Kfacility $11professional $7

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
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$37.15
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$8.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$14.45
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$31.62
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,187.76
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QW · Waived lab test
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.80
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$9.12

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 49th of 51

$9.12

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.