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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 October 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.72 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.72$8.13 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$13.80 to $23.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $19
$5$10$20$50facility $14professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$19.05

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$12.02

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.