CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Forrest City Medical Center
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$83
about 11.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $16–$165
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $83 Cash price $223 Hospital's list price $371
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $365 | 5448% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $8 | 119% |
| Aetnamajor | $297 - $334 | 4433% |
| Cignamajor | $193 | 2881% |
| Humanamajor | $278 | 4149% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $538 | 8030% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $186 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Forrest City Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other AR hospitals
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- Ouachita County Medical Center · Camden $7
- Mercy Hospital Fort Smith · Fort Smith $7
- Arkansas Heart Hospital, LLC · Little Rock $7
- Mercy Hospital Ozark · Ozark $7
- Dallas County Medical Center · Fordyce $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.