CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Houlton Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$17
about 2.4× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$37
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $17 Cash price $73 Hospital's list price $77
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 | $73 | 1090% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $16 - $34 | 239% |
| Aetnamajor | $35 | 522% |
| Cignamajor | $70 | 1045% |
| WellCare | $34 | 507% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $39 - $68 |
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Other Procedures at Houlton Regional 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.