CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Northern Maine Medical Center
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–$43
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $17 Hospital's list price $25
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 | $7 - $36 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $23 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $35 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $12 - $37 | 179% |
| Humanamajor | $7 - $21 | 104% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $11 - $34 | 164% |
| WellCare | $7 - $21 | 104% |
| + 5 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $36 |
Government programs also on file: Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Other Procedures at Northern Maine Medical Center
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.