CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$13
about 1.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $8–$19
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$14
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 2.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $13 This hospital $14 Cash price $84 Hospital's list price $88

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How this hospital compares to other MA hospitals

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

Cheapest $7 Priciest $14

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $13 (about 1.9× the $7 Medicare rate). North Adams Regional Hospital Corporation charges insurers about $14, or about $84 in cash — about the fair price. Located in North Adams, MA.

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 $52 - $99 776%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $8 - $98 119%
Aetnamajor $8 - $87 119%
Cignamajor $55 - $107 821%
CDPHP $6 - $104 90%
MVP Health Care $55 - $104 821%
Tufts Health Plan $48 - $91 716%
UniCare $17 - $75 254%
+ 21 smaller / regional plans $6 - $109
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
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: 71 Hospital Avenue, North Adams, MA 01247
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Government - Federal
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals