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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

New Mexico 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $38.02 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$9.33$6.92 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.02$17.78 to $85.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $38 · 10th to 90th $10 to $107Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $38professional $9

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
$8.71
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$10.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$22.39
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$7.08

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 34th of 51

$10.96

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.