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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Maine 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 Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 7 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$11.22$9.33 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$15.49 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $11 to $107Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $15
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $29professional $11

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
$28.84
Typical High
$69.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$114.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$16.60
Community Health Options
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$245.47
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$128.82
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$23.44

Where Maine 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.

Maine $13.80 · 27th 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.