CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Franklin General Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$27
about 3.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$57
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $27 Cash price $79 Hospital's list price $88
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $6 - $73 | 90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $20 - $36 | 299% |
| Aetnamajor | $82 - $84 | 1224% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $37 - $56 | 552% |
| Amerigroup | $36 - $37 | 537% |
| Molina | $37 | 552% |
| Oscar Health | $53 | 791% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $35 - $75 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Franklin General Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other IA hospitals
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- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $7
- Trinity Muscatine · Muscatine $7
- Trinity Regional Medical Center · Fort Dodge $7
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.