Magnesium test cost in Redding, CA — inpatient
In Redding, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for magnesium blood test as an inpatient: from $6.76 to $6.76, with a median of $6.76. Across California, the median is $55.59 at 165 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83735, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Redding, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-A-FEC PRO 20699C | $6.76 | $13.32 | $11.99–$13.06 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-A-MG RBC 92079 | $12.17 | $24.00 | $21.60–$23.52 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 MAGNESIUM | $108.00 | $213.00 | $191.70–$208.74 | 49% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $6.76, median $6.76, highest $6.76.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $6.38 — 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 and 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83735 ($48.24). 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.
| Dignity Health Redding, CARL-A-SUPERSAT 2008771E | $2.54 | file |
| Dignity Health Redding, CARL-SR-MAGNESIUM | $3.40 | file |
| Dignity Health Redding, CARL-A-CRA 2008708D | $4.50 | file |
| Dignity Health Redding, CARL-A-UMG 20477 | $4.62 | file |