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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Mississippi 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 5 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$12.30$9.12 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$19.95 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $11 to $126Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $35
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $91professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$34.67
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.44

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $20.89 · 10th 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.