Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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
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 |
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Other Procedures at Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other PA hospitals
- Saint Vincent Hospital · Erie $7
- UPMC Jameson · New Castle $7
- Temple Health - Chestnut Hill Hospital · Philadelphia $7
- Allegheny Valley Hospital · Natrona $7
- Heritage Valley Beaver · Beaver $7
- Heritage Valley Sewickley · Sewickley $7
- Uniontown Hospital · Uniontown $7
- Washington Hospital, The · Washington $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.