CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Piedmont Medical Center
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$45
about 6.4× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $8–$93
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $45 Cash price $130 Hospital's list price $174
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 | $7 | 104% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $24 - $317 | 358% |
| Aetnamajor | $1 - $241 | 15% |
| Cignamajor | $55 | 821% |
| Humanamajor | $46 - $317 | 687% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $8 - $9 | 119% |
| Molina | $46 - $317 | 687% |
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Other Procedures at Piedmont Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other SC hospitals
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $7
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- Colleton Medical Center · Walterboro $7
- Prisma Health Hillcrest Hospital · Simpsonville $7
- Prisma Health Laurens County Hospital · Clinton $7
- Conway Medical Center · Conway $7
- Prisma Health Tuomey Hospital · Sumter $7
- Hampton Regional Medical Center · Varnville $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.