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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Missouri 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$13.18$10.00 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$14.45 to $63.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $98Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $38
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $20professional $13

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
$10.00
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$46.77
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$15.49

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $19.50 · 12th 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.