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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.76 to $15.49.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $9 to $41Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$6.92
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.74
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.75
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$30.20
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$16.60
Lucent Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$14.45

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 41st of 51

$10.23

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.