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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 October 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.92 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6.92$6.92 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$17.38 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $13 to $102Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $28
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $45professional $7

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
$16.98
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$27.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$45.71
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$6.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$22.91

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 15th of 51

$14.13

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.