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General-Purpose Immunoassay Lab Test

West 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$9.33$8.91 to $10.96
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$28.18 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $10 to $83Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $52professional $9

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
$10.47
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$77.62
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$13.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$16.22

Where West 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.

West Virginia $28.84 · 4th 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.