Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Lexington Medical Center
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 SC hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
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 $16 (about 2.3× the $7 Medicare rate). Lexington Medical Center charges insurers about $15, or about $155 in cash — about the fair price. Located in West Columbia, SC.
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 | $13 - $17 | 194% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $7 - $123 | 104% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $35 | 522% |
| Humanamajor | $7 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $12 | 179% |
| Molina | $8 - $24 | 119% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $7 - $113 |
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Other Procedures at Lexington Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, magnesium at other SC hospitals
- Prisma Health Oconee Memorial Hospital · Seneca $7
- Prisma Health Richland Hospital · Columbia $7
- 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.