CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: Artesia General Hospital

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$9
about 1.3× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $8–$9
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $9 This hospital $9 Cash price $75 Hospital's list price $125

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How this hospital compares to other NM hospitals

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

Cheapest $7 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM 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 $9 (about 1.3× the $7 Medicare rate). Artesia General Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $75 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Artesia, NM.

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

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Cigna✓ Humana AetnaKaiser 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 - $128 104%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $83 104%
Cignamajor $94 - $124 1403%
Humanamajor $7 104%
GEHA $7 - $110 104%
Molina $7 - $11 104%
Presbyterian $7 - $11 104%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $7 - $131
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 702 N 13Th Street, Artesia, NM 88210
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals