83735
Magnesium blood level test
Magnesium blood level test is the #578 most-billed Medicaid procedure code, with $140.1M in payments across 42.5M claims from 2018–2024. The national median cost per claim is $2.77. Costs vary widely — the 90th percentile is $7.71 per claim, 2.8× the median.
Total Paid
$140.1M
0.01% of all spending
Total Claims
42.5M
Providers
8K
Avg Cost/Claim
$3
National Cost Distribution
How much do providers bill per claim for 83735? Based on 7K providers billing this code nationally.
Median
$2.77
Average
$6.66
Std Dev
$20.51
Max
$296.61
Percentile Distribution (Cost per Claim)
50% of providers bill between $0.69 and $4.93 per claim for this code.
90% bill between $0.13 and $7.71.
Top 1% bill above $123.40.
About This Procedure
HCPCS code 83735 (Magnesium blood level test) was billed by 8K providers across 42.5M claims, totaling $140.1M in Medicaid payments from 2018–2024. This code was used for 29.0M unique beneficiaries.
Risk Assessment
Billing Statistics
Median Cost/Claim
$2.77
Providers Billing
7K
National Spending
$140.1M
Avg/Median Ratio
2.40×
Highly skewed — outlier-driven
Top Providers Billing This Code
Ranked by total Medicaid payments for 83735
| # | Provider | Total Paid |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $2.1M |
| 2 | 1629062799 | $1.4M |
| 3 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Burlington, NC · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.4M |
| 4 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Dublin, OH · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.4M |
| 5 | 1013332014 | $1.1M |
| 6 | Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA · General Acute Care Hospital, Women | $1.1M |
| 7 | Unilab Corporation West Hills, CA · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $1.0M |
| 8 | The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · General Acute Care Hospital | $997K |
| 9 | Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Raritan, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $934K |
| 10 | Texas Children's Hospital Houston, TX · General Acute Care Hospital Children | $902K |
| 11 | 1386643294 | $899K |
| 12 | 1053334755 | $776K |
| 13 | 1457354656 | $708K |
| 14 | Stanford Health Care Stanford, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $690K |
| 15 | City Of Hope National Medical Center Duarte, CA · General Acute Care Hospital | $664K |
| 16 | 1609869916 | $650K |
| 17 | Dana-farber Cancer Institute, Inc. Boston, MA · General Acute Care Hospital | $630K |
| 18 | Quest Diagnostics Incorporated Clifton, NJ · Clinical Medical Laboratory | $629K |
| 19 | Unm Hospital Albuquerque, NM · General Acute Care Hospital | $622K |
| 20 | Truman Medical Center, Incorporated Kansas City, MO · General Acute Care Hospital | $621K |
Showing top 20 of 8K providers billing this code