CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Story County Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$24
about 3.4× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $10–$30
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $24 Cash price $22 Hospital's list price $27
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $20 - $230 | 299% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23 - $230 | 343% |
| Aetnamajor | $25 - $230 | 373% |
| Humanamajor | $26 - $230 | 388% |
| HealthPartners | $16 - $230 | 239% |
| Molina | $26 - $230 | 388% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $26 - $230 |
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Other Procedures at Story County Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other IA hospitals
- Manning Regional Healthcare Center · Manning $5
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $6
- Davis County Hospital · Bloomfield $6
- Horn Memorial Hospital · Ida Grove $6
- 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.