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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Nevada 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.91 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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$8.91$6.17 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$11.48 to $16.60

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $62Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $13professional $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
$10.72
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.62
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$39.81
1 more rate with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
59 · Distinct service
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.08

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 32nd of 51

$11.48

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.