CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: Holy Cross Hospital

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$6
about 0.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $6–$26
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$7
Above the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $6 This hospital $7 Cash price $9 Hospital's list price $9

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other FL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 FL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $4 Priciest $7

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 FL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $6 (about 0.9× the $7 Medicare rate). Holy Cross Hospital charges insurers about $7, or about $9 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Ft Lauderdale, FL.

This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less

Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $6. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.

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

✓ 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 $2 - $8 30%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 - $216 60%
Aetnamajor $2 - $209 30%
Cignamajor $1 - $196 15%
Humanamajor $3 - $417 45%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $6 - $183 90%
Ambetter (Centene) $4 - $12 60%
AvMed $1 - $104 15%
Clover Health $7 104%
GEHA $2 - $8 30%
Health Net $4 - $33 60%
HealthPartners $4 60%
Meridian $4 - $7 60%
Molina $4 - $12 60%
MVP Health Care $2 - $196 30%
Oscar Health $9 - $11 134%
Paramount $4 60%
Presbyterian $4 - $7 60%
Tufts Health Plan $4 60%
UniCare $3 - $292 45%
UPMC Health Plan $2 - $196 30%
WellMed $7 104%
WellSense $4 60%
+ 233 smaller / regional plans $2 - $417
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 6 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4725 N Federal Hwy, Ft Lauderdale, FL 33308
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals