Magnesium test cost in Canton, OH — inpatient
In Canton-Massillon, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for magnesium blood test as an inpatient: from $26.10 to $32.85, with a median of $29.90. The lowest listed price is at Alliance Community Hospital — $3.80 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $33.30 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 83735, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 15, 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 Canton-Massillon, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Community Hospital lowest Alliance, OH Lab-Magnesium Serum | $26.10 | $58.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH MAG ASSAY | $29.90 | $46.00 | $13.01–$46.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH MAGNESIUM RBC | $29.90 | $46.00 | $13.01–$46.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH SSAT24 MAGNESIUM, UR | $29.90 | $46.00 | $13.01–$46.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH STCATH ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM | $29.90 | $46.00 | $13.01–$46.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital Canton, OH %STCATH MAGNESIUM | $29.90 | $46.00 | $13.01–$46.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Aultman Hospital Canton, OH Lab-Magnesium Serum | $32.85 | $73.00 | — | 55% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $26.10, median $29.90, highest $32.85 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $29.90 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83735 ($43.50). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Alliance Community Hospital Alliance, OHLab-Magnesium, Serum | $4.05 | file |