CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$8
about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$10
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$9
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.3× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $8 This hospital $9 Cash price $108 Hospital's list price $174

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

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

Cheapest $7 Priciest $9

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital charges insurers about $9, or about $108 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lewistown, PA.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

5 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 $77 1149%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $94 104%
Aetnamajor $71 - $85 1060%
Cignamajor $75 - $92 1119%
Humanamajor $7 104%
Ambetter (Centene) $16 239%
AmeriHealth $8 119%
Geisinger $7 - $31 104%
HealthPartners $9 134%
UPMC Health Plan $7 - $11,890 104%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $7 - $139
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 400 Highland Avenue, Lewistown, PA 17044
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★★
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals