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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 July 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$10.23$10.00 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$14.79 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $11 to $98Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $19
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $36professional $10

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
$36.31
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$15.14
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$20.42

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $13.80 · 29th 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.