CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$14
about 2.0× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $8–$27
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $14 Cash price $67 Hospital's list price $112
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 | $29 - $53 | 433% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $55 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $6 - $62 | 90% |
| Cignamajor | $7 - $62 | 104% |
| AmeriHealth | $7 - $27 | 104% |
| Geisinger | $30 - $50 | 448% |
| HealthPartners | $28 | 418% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $17 - $33 | 254% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $101 |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.