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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

Vermont 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 Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 5 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$11.48$10.00 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$85.11 to $204

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $19 to $240Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $20
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $100professional $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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$4.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$31.62

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $12.30 · 34th 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.