Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 NY hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 NY 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). Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $11, or about $59 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Cortland, NY.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $9. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
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 | $5 - $66 | 75% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $5 - $82 | 75% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 104% |
| AmeriHealth | $7 - $9 | 104% |
| Fidelis Care | $5 - $11 | 75% |
| Geisinger | $10 | 149% |
| HealthPartners | $9 | 134% |
| MVP Health Care | $7 - $105 | 104% |
| WellCare | $5 - $7 | 75% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $88 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Guthrie Cortland Regional Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other NY hospitals
- Nassau University Medical Center · East Meadow $5
- Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital · New Rochelle $5
- Elizabethtown Community Hospital · Elizabethtown $5
- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $6
- F F Thompson Hospital · Canandaigua $6
- Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital · Mount Vernon $6
- Jones Memorial Hospital · Wellsville $6
- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $6
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.