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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

North Carolina 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?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $14.79 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$9.12$7.76 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.79$9.12 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $9 to $49Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $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
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.00
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.70
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 48th of 51

$9.12

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.