Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Prisma Health Baptist
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
One of the lower prices — 0 of 8 other SC hospitals charge more for the same procedure.
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 $8 (about 1.1× the $7 Medicare rate). Prisma Health Baptist charges insurers about $7, or about $82 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in 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 | $6 - $8 | 90% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $3 - $24 | 45% |
| Aetnamajor | $7 - $100 | 104% |
| Cignamajor | $7 - $38 | 104% |
| Humanamajor | $7 - $94 | 104% |
| Ambetter (Centene) | $12 | 179% |
| Molina | $7 | 104% |
| WellCare | $7 | 104% |
| + 17 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $117 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
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A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at Prisma Health Baptist
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.