CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: Good Samaritan 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 $23 Hospital's list price $31

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How this hospital compares to other OH hospitals

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

Cheapest $6 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 OH hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $9 (about 1.3× the $7 Medicare rate). Good Samaritan Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $23 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Cincinnati, OH.

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✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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 $8 119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $6 - $8 90%
Aetnamajor $15 224%
Cignamajor $4 - $43 60%
Medical Mutual $7 104%
Oscar Health $10 149%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $7 - $19
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 375 Dixmyth Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals