CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Preston Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$20
about 2.9× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $6–$46
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $20 Cash price $27 Hospital's list price $55
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 | $3 - $155 | 45% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $4 - $153 | 60% |
| Aetnamajor | $3 - $155 | 45% |
| Cignamajor | $5 - $159 | 75% |
| Humanamajor | $3 - $104 | 45% |
| GEHA | $5 - $164 | 75% |
| UniCare | $103 | 1537% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $3 - $109 | 45% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $3 - $168 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.