CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Lowell General Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$12
about 1.7× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$27
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $12 Cash price $17 Hospital's list price $24
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 | $20 - $27 | 299% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $24 | 239% |
| Aetnamajor | $19 - $24 | 284% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $23 | 224% |
| Humanamajor | $24 | 358% |
| AmeriHealth | $8 | 119% |
| AvMed | $8 | 119% |
| GEHA | $8 | 119% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $24 - $28 | 358% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $11 - $24 | 164% |
| WellSense | $8 - $24 | 119% |
| + 109 smaller / regional plans | $8 - $26 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Lowell General Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other MA hospitals
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $7
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $7
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $7
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $7
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $7
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $7
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $7
- Good Samaritan Medical Center · Brockton $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.