Metabolic Blood Panel (Basic) cost at US hospitals

Basic metabolic panel · CPT 80048

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Metabolic Blood Panel (Basic)

This is the short chemistry panel: salts, fluid balance, blood sugar and two kidney measures. It is the one ordered when the question is how the kidneys are working and whether the body's salts and water are where they should be, and it is the panel repeated most often during a hospital stay.

$8.46

lowest cash price

$117.50

national median

$1,181.00

highest cash price

909

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $8.46–$1,181.00 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$8.46

Bellevue Hospital Center — NY 10016, NY

Most expensive published cash price

$1,181.00

CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY — Ashland City, TN

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($128.25) → Sep 1, 2026 ($82.70)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $48.36 $101.40 $381.42
Arizona 24 $21.62 $68.68 $261.30
Arkansas 11 $18.85 $111.15 $145.60
California 91 $48.60 $193.20 $644.85
Colorado 13 $36.63 $282.56 $396.70
Florida 60 $42.16 $366.00 $1,171.84
Georgia 25 $43.00 $145.86 $1,036.34
Hawaii 2 $83.25 $83.25 $89.92
Illinois 51 $41.76 $141.00 $285.00
Indiana 26 $23.38 $91.20 $232.20
Iowa 28 $55.20 $68.56 $607.00
Kansas 11 $32.00 $280.43 $596.33
Kentucky 25 $37.61 $105.00 $317.06
Louisiana 1 $21.58 $21.58 $21.58
Maine 7 $95.70 $136.35 $196.30
Maryland 2 $17.40 $17.40 $17.40
Michigan 27 $11.67 $45.00 $196.80
Minnesota 19 $60.80 $111.61 $155.20
Mississippi 11 $9.46 $89.60 $166.25
Missouri 19 $30.00 $117.15 $1,042.88
Montana 2 $53.60 $53.60 $85.60
Nebraska 13 $40.94 $164.64 $233.75
Nevada 4 $53.50 $193.73 $270.27
New Hampshire 1 $371.65 $371.65 $371.65
New Jersey 23 $8.46 $9.31 $74.80
New Mexico 2 $86.94 $86.94 $86.94
New York 23 $8.46 $8.46 $130.00
North Carolina 15 $58.00 $177.03 $177.03
North Dakota 4 $97.60 $97.60 $97.60
Ohio 66 $22.75 $67.20 $309.60
Oklahoma 18 $18.85 $60.00 $690.25
Oregon 12 $27.75 $36.00 $44.16
Pennsylvania 33 $20.00 $80.40 $534.60
South Carolina 11 $45.00 $139.50 $473.00
South Dakota 7 $67.20 $111.20 $149.60
Tennessee 37 $14.26 $43.23 $1,181.00
Texas 101 $85.35 $255.15 $1,066.53
Virginia 43 $14.26 $171.00 $927.48
Washington 33 $19.20 $45.79 $178.40
West Virginia 18 $39.00 $39.00 $148.80
Wisconsin 35 $50.88 $117.50 $300.37
Wyoming 4 $10.92 $68.26 $73.82

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Bellevue Hospital Center NY 10016, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Lincoln Medical Center Bronx, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Harlem Hospital Center New York, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Woodhull Medical Center Brooklyn, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ $8.46 $8.46 – $38.77
Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ $8.46 $6.77 – $37.99
Ocean University Medical Center Brick, NJ $8.46 $8.46 – $38.77
Queens Hospital Center Jamaica, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ $8.46 $8.46 – $38.77
JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute (JRI) Edison, NJ $8.46 $8.46 – $39.81
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Neptune City, NJ $8.46 $6.77 – $38.77
Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ $8.46 $8.46 – $38.77
Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ $8.46 $8.46 – $38.77
Elmhurst Hospital Center NY 11373, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
South Brooklyn Health Brooklyn, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
North Central Bronx Bronx, NY $8.46 $1.00 – $20.99
Riverview Medical Center Red Bank, NJ $8.46 $8.46 – $38.77
Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Livingston, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital New Brunswick, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton Hamilton Township, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset Somerville, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway Rahway, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Trinitas Regional Medical Center Elizabeth, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $35.61
Community Medical Center Toms River, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Clara Maass Medical Center Belleville, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Jersey City Medical Center Jersey City, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Monmouth Medical Center Long Branch, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
Monmouth Medical Center Southern Campus Lakewood, NJ $9.31 $3.98 – $34.72
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $9.46 $8.38 – $19.04
Banner Wyoming Medical Center Casper, WY $10.92 $7.02 – $24.96
Henry Ford Hospital Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI $11.67 $4.42 – $37.52
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital West Bloomfield, MI $11.67 $4.42 – $37.52
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte, MI $11.67 $4.42 – $37.52
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital Clinton Twp, MI $11.67 $4.42 – $43.68
Henry Ford Rochester Hospital Rochester, MI $12.69 $4.57 – $16.07
Dickenson Community Hospital CLINTWOOD, VA $14.26 $8.46 – $18.77
Hancock County Hospital SNEEDVILLE, TN $14.26 $5.99 – $18.77
Lee County Community Hospital PENNINGTON GAP, VA $14.26 $8.46 – $18.77
Johnson County Community Hospital MOUNTAIN CITY, TN $14.26 $8.46 – $18.77
Bristol Regional Medical Center BRISTOL, TN $14.40 $4.23 – $20.30
Franklin Woods Community Hospital JOHNSON CITY, TN $14.40 $4.23 – $18.44
Greeneville Community Hospital GREENEVILLE, TN $14.40 $3.81 – $18.44
Hawkins County Memorial Hospital ROGERSVILLE, TN $14.40 $4.23 – $18.44
Holston Valley Medical Center KINGSPORT, TN $14.40 $4.23 – $20.30
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $14.40 $4.23 – $20.30
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $14.40 $4.23 – $18.44

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