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
San Leandro Medical Center SAN LEANDRO, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Santa Clara Medical Center SANTA CLARA, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
San Rafael Medical Center SAN RAFAEL, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Santa Rosa Medical Center SANTA ROSA, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
South San Francisco Medical Center SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
South Sacramento Medical Center SACRAMENTO, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Vacaville Medical Center VACAVILLE, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Walnut Creek Medical Center WALNUT CREEK, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Vallejo Medical Center VALLEJO, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Antioch Medical Center ANTIOCH, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Fremont Medical Center FREMONT, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Fresno Medical Center FRESNO, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
Roseville Medical Center ROSEVILLE, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
San Jose Medical Center SAN JOSE, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
San Francisco Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, CA $193.20 $8.00 – $8.00
San Martin Hospital Las Vegas, NV $193.73 $5.35 – $652.05
Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Eureka, CA $194.82 $8.46 – $99.00
Pen Bay Medical Center Rockport, ME $196.30 $8.46 – $184.52
Mid Coast Hospital Brunswick, ME $196.30 $6.83 – $184.52
OSF St Francis Hospital Escanaba, MI $196.80 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Mercy (St. Vincent Madison County Health System, Inc.) Elwood, IN $197.40 $3.47 – $19.29
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA $198.60 $7.05 – $22.47
Willard Hospital Willard, OH $198.60 not published
Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau, MO $198.90 $7.61 – $30.39
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $200.00 $8.46 – $61.68
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $200.00 $8.46 – $61.68
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $200.00 $8.46 – $8.88
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $200.00 $8.46 – $61.68
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $200.00 $8.46 – $61.68
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $200.00 $7.42 – $44.44
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $200.00 $8.46 – $61.68
UPMC Passavant-McCandless Pittsburgh, PA $202.80 $7.86 – $22.69
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $203.13 $8.46 – $20.73
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $205.20 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo (St. Joseph Hospital & Health Center, Inc.) Kokomo, IN $205.20 $3.47 – $19.29
Sequoia Hospital Redwood City, CA $206.76 $8.36 – $31.16
Southside Regional Medical Center Petersburg, VA $209.40 not published
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA $210.00 $8.36 – $22.69
Springfield Medical Center Springfield, OH $210.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $211.80 $3.47 – $19.29
HSHS Holy Family Hospital GREENVILLE, IL $213.12 $6.67 – $21.15
Siena Hospital Henderson, NV $214.52 $5.35 – $652.05
St Francis Downtown Greenville, SC $216.00 not published
St Francis Eastside Greenville, SC $216.00 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel Ambulatory Surgery Center Carmel, IN $217.80 $3.47 – $19.29
Ascension St. Vincent Seton (St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital, Inc.) Indianapolis, IN $217.80 $3.47 – $19.29
Ascension St. Vincent Naab Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN $217.80 $3.47 – $19.29
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) Fishers, IN $217.80 $3.47 – $19.29
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel (St. Vincent Carmel Hospital, Inc.) Carmel, IN $217.80 $3.47 – $19.29
Ascension St. Vincent Heart Center (St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana, LLC) Carmel, IN $217.80 $3.47 – $19.29

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