Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Mercy Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 CA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 CA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $10 (about 1.4× the $7 Medicare rate). Mercy Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $6 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Bakersfield, CA.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
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 | $7 - $8 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $6 - $85 | 90% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $38 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $19 | 284% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $7 - $15 | 104% |
| Health Net | $9 - $28 | 134% |
| Molina | $9 | 134% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $4 - $55 |
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Other Procedures at Mercy Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other CA hospitals
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City · Panorama City $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles · Los Angeles $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey · Downey $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital Fontana/Ontario · Fontana $6
- Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital · Grass Valley $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay · Harbor City $6
- Mercy Hospital of Folsom · Folsom $6
- Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego · San Diego $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.