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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Kansas 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$11.48$6.92 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$28.84 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $15 to $46Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $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
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$36.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Kansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$23.99
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
$5.01
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.29
Typical High
$2.45

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 4th of 51

$28.84

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.