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Rapid Single-Step Immunoassay

North Dakota rates for HCPCS 83518

A quick laboratory test that uses antibodies fixed on a strip or cartridge to detect a substance in a sample. The result appears in one step, as a line or color change, giving a yes-or-no or rough-level answer rather than an exact measurement. What is being looked for depends on what the doctor ordered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Rapid Single-Step Immunoassay cost?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $10.96 to $19.50.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$5$10$20$50facility $9professional $17

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
$6.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$28.84
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$72.44
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.45

Where North Dakota sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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.

North Dakota· 2nd of 51

$16.22

SD $18.62DC $7.24

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.