CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Pender Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$52
about 7.4× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $12–$57
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $52 Cash price $39 Hospital's list price $87
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 | $64 | 955% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $23 - $63 | 343% |
| Aetnamajor | $24 - $74 | 358% |
| Cignamajor | $24 - $38 | 358% |
| Humanamajor | $22 - $75 | 328% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $33 | 493% |
| AmeriHealth | $25 | 373% |
| CareSource | $35 | 522% |
| WellCare | $25 | 373% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $23 - $84 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Pender Memorial Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other NC hospitals
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- Caromont Regional Medical Center · Gastonia $7
- Columbus Regional Healthcare System · Whiteville $7
- Wakemed, Raleigh Campus · Raleigh $7
- Betsy Johnson Regional Hospital · Dunn $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.