go back

General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Kentucky 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.33$7.24 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.48$9.55 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $15
$5$10$20$50facility $11professional $9

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
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.59
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.02
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$15.14
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.22
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$15.14
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
$4.27
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.70
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.29

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 44th of 51

$9.55

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.