CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: CHI Health Missouri Valley
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$21
about 3.0× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $10–$51
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $21 Cash price $34 Hospital's list price $69
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✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 | $7 - $111 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $12 - $110 | 179% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $7 | 104% |
| Amerigroup | $7 - $51 | 104% |
| Medica | $7 - $111 | 104% |
| Molina | $9 - $52 | 134% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $111 |
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI Health Missouri Valley
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.