CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: CHI Health St. Elizabeth
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$34
about 4.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $9–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $34 Cash price $73 Hospital's list price $145
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Humana AetnaCignaKaiser 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 - $33 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $6 - $34 | 90% |
| Amerigroup | $6 - $7 | 90% |
| Medica | $7 - $90 | 104% |
| Molina | $7 | 104% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $83 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI Health St. Elizabeth
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other NE hospitals
- Memorial Community Hospital & Health System · Blair $6
- The Nebraska Medical Center · Omaha $7
- Mary Lanning Healthcare · Hastings $7
- Regional West Medical Center · Scottsbluff $7
- Columbus Community Hospital, Inc · Columbus $7
- Faith Regional Health Services · Norfolk $7
- Fillmore County Hospital · Geneva $7
- Valley County Health System · Ord $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.