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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Utah 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$10.47$6.92 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$13.80 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $102Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $14professional $10

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
$14.45
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.95
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$20.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$6.61
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$2.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$51.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.72
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.14
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.92

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 20th of 51

$13.18

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.