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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Rhode Island 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?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $45.71 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 4 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$11.22$8.71 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$45.71$19.05 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $46 · 10th to 90th $14 to $79Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $46professional $11

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
$34.67
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91

Where Rhode Island sits

The same service costs 4.5 times more in South Dakota than in Nevada. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Rhode Island $12.59 · 33rd of 51
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.