CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$18
about 2.6× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$49
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
Below the fair price — a good deal
about $9 under the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $18 This hospital $9 Hospital's list price $107

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How this hospital compares to other IA hospitals

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

Cheapest $5 Priciest $9

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

A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $18 (about 2.6× the $7 Medicare rate). Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center charges insurers about $9 — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Oelwein, IA.

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✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $46 - $76 687%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $43 642%
Aetnamajor $50 - $98 746%
Cignamajor $105 1567%
Ambetter (Centene) $74 1104%
GEHA $76 1134%
HealthPartners $103 1537%
Medica $105 1567%
Medical Mutual $98 1463%
+ 18 smaller / regional plans $9 - $107
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 201 Eighth Avenue Se, Oelwein, IA 50662
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals