Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 MI hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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). Trinity Health Livingston Hospital charges insurers about $11, or about $15 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Howell, MI.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $8. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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
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 | $4 - $38 | 60% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $11 | 60% |
| Aetnamajor | $2 - $34 | 30% |
| Cignamajor | $5 - $33 | 75% |
| Humanamajor | $5 - $34 | 75% |
| Kaiser Permanentemajor | $11 | 164% |
| AmeriHealth | $5 - $34 | 75% |
| CareSource | $24 | 358% |
| Dean Health Plan | $5 - $32 | 75% |
| GEHA | $4 - $31 | 60% |
| HealthPartners | $5 - $32 | 75% |
| MagnaCare | $5 - $34 | 75% |
| Medical Mutual | $5 - $34 | 75% |
| Molina | $9 | 134% |
| MVP Health Care | $5 - $32 | 75% |
| Paramount | $5 - $32 | 75% |
| Priority Health | $17 - $19 | 254% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $5 - $32 | 75% |
| UniCare | $5 - $34 | 75% |
| + 131 smaller / regional plans | $1 - $42 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other MI hospitals
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $6
- Surgeons Choice Medical Center · Southfield $6
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $6
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $6
- St Joe Mercy Hospital System Livonia · Livonia $7
- Bronson Methodist Hospital · Kalamazoo $7
- Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield and Novi · Southfield $7
- Trinity Health Oakland Hospital · Pontiac $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.