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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Virginia 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 8 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$10.00$8.71 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$13.49 to $72.44

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $115Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $26
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $28professional $10

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
$13.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$45.71
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$10.72
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.60
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$11.48

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $12.30 · 36th 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.