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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 October 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.38$12.30 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$28.84 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $8 to $117Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $60professional $17

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
$8.13
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.91
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$4.57
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$93.33
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.95

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 8th of 51

$19.50

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.