CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$33
about 4.7× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $15–$50
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $33 Cash price $53 Hospital's list price $66
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 | $24 - $135 | 358% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $25 - $125 | 373% |
| Aetnamajor | $25 - $162 | 373% |
| Cignamajor | $50 - $158 | 746% |
| Humanamajor | $25 - $78 | 373% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $51 - $161 | 761% |
| WellCare | $25 - $78 | 373% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $7
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $7
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $7
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $7
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $8
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $8
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $8
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $8
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.