Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Carlsbad Medical Center
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
A typical price — 1 charge more and 5 charge less, among the 9 NM hospitals compared.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NM 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). Carlsbad Medical Center charges insurers about $8, or about $5 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Carlsbad, 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
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 - $24 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $32 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $20 - $30 | 299% |
| Cignamajor | $25 - $30 | 373% |
| Devoted Health | $7 | 104% |
| Molina | $7 - $18 | 104% |
| Presbyterian | $7 - $26 | 104% |
| + 9 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $33 |
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Other Procedures at Carlsbad Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other NM hospitals
- UNM Hospital · Albuquerque $7
- Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital · Hobbs $7
- Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial Hospital · Tucumcari $7
- Lincoln County Medical Center · Ruidoso $7
- Alta Vista Regional Hospital · Las Vegas $7
- Eastern New Mexico Medical Center · Roswell $8
- Mountain View Regional Medical Center · Las Cruces $8
- Artesia General Hospital · Artesia $9
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.