Magnesium test cost in Albany, NY
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Magnesium blood test: from $13.00 to $74.75, with a median of $74.75. The lowest listed price is at Samaritan Hospital — $61.75 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $27.88 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 83735, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samaritan Hospital lowest Troy, NY HC Quest 442 Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $13.00 | $20.00 | $5.08–$30.74 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY HC Magnesium Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$109.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY HC Magnesium RBC | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$109.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY HC Quest Magnesium RBC | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$109.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY HC Magnesium | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$109.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY HC Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$109.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Magnesium Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Magnesium RBC | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Quest Magnesium RBC | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Magnesium | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Quest 15565 Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Magnesium | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Quest 15565 Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady, NY HC Quest 15565 Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$109.25 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Quest Magnesium RBC | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Quest 442 Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Magnesium 24 Hour Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Magnesium Urine | $74.75 | $115.00 | $5.08–$115.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany, NY HC Magnesium | $799.50 | — | $5.08–$382.16 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy, NY HC Magnesium | $802.75 | — | $5.08–$30.74 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.00, median $74.75, highest $74.75 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $74.75. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
A magnesium test measures the level of magnesium in the blood. Doctors order it for muscle cramps or weakness, an irregular heartbeat, low potassium or calcium that does not correct, and for people on diuretics, long-term acid-reducing drugs or with kidney disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.