CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, magnesium
Facility: Pocahontas Memorial Hospital
Billing Code: 83735 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 3.7× the $7 Medicare rate · typically $7–$50
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $7 Fair price $26 Cash price $29 Hospital's list price $42
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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 | $32 - $40 | 478% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $29 - $36 | 433% |
| Aetnamajor | $29 - $30 | 433% |
| Humanamajor | $41 | 612% |
| UniCare | $29 | 433% |
| + 1 smaller / regional plan | $32 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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- Charleston Area Medical Center · Charleston $7
- Weirton Medical Center, Inc · Weirton $7
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.