CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: St Charles Medical Center Prineville

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$11
about 1.6× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$13
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$13
Above the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $11 This hospital $13 Cash price $36 Hospital's list price $45

How we calculate the fair BaseRate →

How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

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

Cheapest $4 Priciest $13

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

A fair price for a Blood test, magnesium is about $11 (about 1.6× the $7 Medicare rate). St Charles Medical Center Prineville charges insurers about $13, or about $36 in cash — above the fair price. Located in Prineville, OR.

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 $11. 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.

6 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana✓ Kaiser 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 $3 - $139 45%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $4 - $46 60%
Aetnamajor $3 - $131 45%
Cignamajor $3 - $95 45%
Humanamajor $3 - $42 45%
Kaiser Permanentemajor $3 - $130 45%
Devoted Health $3 - $42 45%
Health Net $3 - $141 45%
Moda Health $10 - $129 149%
PacificSource $5 - $82 75%
Providence Health Plan $8 - $132 119%
UniCare $3 - $42 45%
WellCare $3 - $42 45%
+ 66 smaller / regional plans $3 - $150
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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.

Enter your details and press estimate to compare.

Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 384 Se Combs Flat Road, Prineville, OR 97754
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals