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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

New Hampshire 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?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$13.18$7.94 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$19.95 to $81.28

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $13 to $115Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $43
$10$20$50$100$200facility $41professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$33.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 9th of 51

$21.88

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.