Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Merit Health Madison
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
A typical price — 0 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 MS hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.
A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $7 (about 1.0× the $7 Medicare rate). Merit Health Madison charges insurers about $7, or about $85 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Canton, MS.
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
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 | $6 | 90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $11 | 164% |
| Cignamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $17 | 254% |
| Devoted Health | $7 | 104% |
| Molina | $6 - $14 | 90% |
| WellCare | $7 | 104% |
| + 6 smaller / regional plans | $6 - $14 |
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Other Procedures at Merit Health Madison
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other MS hospitals
- Memorial Hospital Biloxi · Biloxi $6
- Magee General Hospital · Magee $6
- Tallahatchie General Hospital-Cah · Charleston $6
- Simpson General Hospital Cah · Mendenhall $6
- Tippah County Hospital · Ripley $6
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport · Gulfport $7
- Merit Health River Region · Vicksburg $7
- Singing River Health System · Pascagoula $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.