Magnesium test cost in California

In California, 218 hospitals publish a cash price for magnesium blood test: from $3.74 to $477.25, with a median of $62.48. The lowest price is at East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital (Los Angeles) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 127.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $62.48, is 50% above the US median of $41.60.
• That is 9.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($6.70).
• California ranks 42nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 68 of 218 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83735. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 12, 2026. See them on a map