Lab tests CPT 83735 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Magnesium test cost in Kalispell, MT — inpatient

In Kalispell, MT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for magnesium blood test as an inpatient: from $11.70 to $15.76, with a median of $13.73. The lowest listed price is at Logan Health Medical Center — $2.03 less than the median here. Across Montana, the median is $61.38 at 22 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83735, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$11.70Logan Health Medical Center
Median$13.73half pay less
Highest$15.76in this market
Difference1.3×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kalispell, MT.

median
Lowest $11.70Highest $47.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Logan Health Medical Center lowest Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 ASSAY MAGNESIUM $11.70 $18.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health - Whitefish Whitefish, MT · (406) 863-3550 REF-LITHOLINK MAGNESIUM, UR $15.76 $24.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 REF-LITHOLINK MAGNESIUM, UR $17.39 $26.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 CHEM-MAGNESIUM $35.75 $55.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Logan Health Medical Center Kalispell, MT · (406) 752-5111 REF- LABCORP MAGNESIUM, RBC $47.45 $73.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.70, median $13.73, highest $15.76 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13.73 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.