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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

North Dakota 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$14.13$10.47 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$43.65 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $11 to $78Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $62
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $59professional $14

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
$10.96
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$26.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$16.60
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$18.62

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $17.38 · 16th 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.