CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, magnesium

Facility: Cherokee Medical Center

Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$14
about 2.0× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $9–$14
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$13
About the fair price
about $1 under the fair price · 1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $14 This hospital $13 Cash price $56 Hospital's list price $93

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How this hospital compares to other SC hospitals

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

Cheapest $7 Priciest $13

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 SC 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 $14 (about 2.0× the $7 Medicare rate). Cherokee Medical Center charges insurers about $13, or about $56 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Gaffney, SC.

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 $8 119%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $7 - $34 104%
Aetnamajor $7 104%
Cignamajor $7 - $13 104%
Devoted Health $7 104%
Health Net $19 284%
Molina $12 179%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan $7
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1530 N Limestone St, Gaffney, SC 29340
  • CMS Rating: ★★☆☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Government - Hospital District or Authority
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals