Lab tests CPT 83735 Outpatient

Magnesium test cost in Morgantown, WV

In Morgantown, WV, 1 hospital lists a cash price for magnesium blood test: from $13.00 to $13.00, with a median of $13.00. Across West Virginia, the median is $13.50 at 20 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83735, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 21, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$13.00West Virginia University Hospitals
Median$13.00half pay less
Highest$13.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV · (304) 598-4000 ASSAY OF MAGNESIUM $13.00 $26.00 $4.36–$10.59 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $13.00, median $13.00, highest $13.00.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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.

West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WVMAGNESIUM LEVEL $3.40 file