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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Nebraska 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 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 8 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$21.38$7.59 to $38.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$30.20 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $14 to $138Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $7 to $76
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $21

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
$20.89
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$75.86
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$19.05
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$302.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$22.91

Where Nebraska sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in South Dakota than in Nevada. 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.

Nebraska· 2nd of 51

$38.90

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.