Magnesium test cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for magnesium blood test: from $12.76 to $33.60, with a median of $30.00. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $17.24 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $34.00 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 .BO Ebola Mg Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Magnesium,Random Ur W/Creatinine -QSTC Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 Magnesium, RBC Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 83735 Super Sat Profile, Magnesium Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 83735 Stonerisk(R) Diagnostic Profile -Quest Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 83735 Magnesium, RBC -Quest Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 83735 Magnesium, 24Hr Ur Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 83735 Magnesium Level.Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 83735 Magnesium Level Urine. Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 83735 Magnesium Level 24 Hour Urine. Tech | $12.76 | $44.00 | $5.70–$35.20 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Magnesium Level | $30.00 | $47.00 | $6.77–$39.23 | 36% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC MAGNESIUM | $33.60 | $56.00 | $6.63–$47.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC MAGNESIUM URINE | $33.60 | $56.00 | $6.63–$47.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC MAGNESIUM, RBC | $33.60 | $56.00 | $6.63–$47.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC STONE RISK DIAG PROFILE G | $33.60 | $56.00 | $6.63–$47.60 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.76, median $30.00, highest $33.60 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $30.00. 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.