CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Buchanan County Health Center
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 $90 Hospital's list price $106
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $94 - $106 | 1403% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $53 - $106 | 791% |
| Aetnamajor | $95 - $106 | 1418% |
| Cignamajor | $88 | 1313% |
| Humanamajor | $106 | 1582% |
| HealthPartners | $78 - $106 | 1164% |
| Molina | $106 | 1582% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $38 - $106 |
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Other Procedures at Buchanan County Health Center
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other IA hospitals
- Manning Regional Healthcare Center · Manning $5
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- 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.