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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 October 2026.

How much does General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test cost?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.13$9.55 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$44.67 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $32 to $269Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $7 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $110professional $14

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$239.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.95
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$9.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$25.70

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 2nd of 51

$44.67

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.