Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Good Samaritan Medical Center
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
Lowest price of the 9 MA hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Medical Center charges insurers about $7, or about $11 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Brockton, MA.
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
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 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $16 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $20 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $15 - $19 | 224% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $26 | 388% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $6 - $19 | 90% |
| UniCare | $12 | 179% |
| WellSense | $6 | 90% |
| + 17 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $395 |
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Other Procedures at Good Samaritan Medical Center
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
- Berkshire Medical Center · Pittsfield $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.