CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: Mercy Health Saint Mary's

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$18
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $8 This hospital $9 Cash price $7 Hospital's list price $11

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How this hospital compares to other MI hospitals

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

Cheapest $6 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MI 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). Mercy Health Saint Mary's charges insurers about $9, or about $7 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Grand Rapids, MI.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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 $5 - $54 75%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 - $9 60%
Aetnamajor $3 - $43 45%
Cignamajor $4 - $39 60%
Humanamajor $5 - $54 75%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $9 134%
AmeriHealth $5 - $41 75%
CareSource $4 - $35 60%
Dean Health Plan $4 - $39 60%
GEHA $5 - $41 75%
Medical Mutual $10 149%
Molina $9 134%
MVP Health Care $4 - $39 60%
Oscar Health $7 104%
Paramount $4 - $39 60%
Priority Health $41 612%
UniCare $5 - $41 75%
+ 144 smaller / regional plans $3 - $54
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 9 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 200 Jefferson Avenue Se, Grand Rapids, MI 49503
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals