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
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis Richmond Heights, MO $117.15 $8.46 – $34.87
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis Lake Saint Louis, MO $117.15 $8.46 – $34.87
Aurora Baycare Medical Center Green Bay, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Marinette, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Burlington Burlington, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc Two Rivers, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County Sheboygan, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI $117.50 $6.77 – $29.70
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale, WI $118.19 $8.21 – $15.16
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $119.02 $7.32 – $80.13
Kadlec Regional Medical Center Richland, WA $119.70 $8.46 – $33.08
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $120.17 $7.32 – $110.03
OSF Healthcare Saint Katharine Medical Center Dixon, IL $120.40 $8.46 – $8.46
Sanford Hospital Webster Webster, SD $120.80 $47.41 – $135.90
Sanford Canby Medical Center Canby, MN $120.80 $57.75 – $135.90
Abbott Northwestern Hospital MN 55407, MN $122.06 $7.88 – $28.62
Mercy Hospital MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN $122.06 $7.88 – $15.32
United Hospital MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN $122.06 $7.88 – $37.17
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland OH 44106|3999 Richmond Road, OH $122.25 $8.46 – $16.92
Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH $122.40 not published
University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH $123.00 $3.99 – $147.60
University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH $123.00 $8.46 – $15.23
University Hospitals St. John Medical Center Westlake OH, OH $123.00 $3.47 – $15.23
University Hospitals Lake West Medical Center Willoughby OH 44094|7590 Auburn Road, OH $123.00 $4.82 – $15.23
University Hospitals Parma Medical Center Parma OH 44129|7007 Powers Boulevard, OH $123.00 $3.47 – $15.23
University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna OH 44266, OH $123.00 $3.47 – $15.23
University Hospitals Regional Hospitals - Geauga Medical Center Chardon, OH $123.00 $3.47 – $15.23
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Beachwood, OH $123.00 $3.47 – $147.60
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $123.77 $3.55 – $255.96
HSHS St. Clare Memorial Hospital OCONTO FALLS, WI $125.40 $8.46 – $11.00
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $126.10 $7.53 – $10.58
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $126.50 $8.29 – $18.06
SONORA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Sonora, CA $127.33 $7.27 – $102.66
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $128.25 $8.46 – $120.56
AdventHealth Polk Columbus, NC $128.42 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital Cortlandt Manor, NY $130.00 $5.92 – $69.16
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center New York, NY $130.00 $5.92 – $123.79
64-0682111 BMH DeSoto Southaven, MS $130.20 $8.04 – $23.69
Middlesboro ARH Hospital Middlesboro, KY $130.20 $5.69 – $8.46
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $131.14 $6.22 – $27.84
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $132.00 $8.36 – $36.51
CHI Health Mercy Corning Corning, IA $132.00 $8.46 – $25.48
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital Peoria, IL $132.00 not published

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