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
Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Arlington, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen Allen, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle Azle, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton Denton, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound Flower Mound, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas Dallas, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Hospital Frisco Frisco, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Heart & Vascular Hospital Arlington Arlington, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman Kaufman, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford Bedford, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano Plano, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake Southlake, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth Fort Worth, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville Stephenville, TX $255.15 $8.46 – $35.29
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne Cleburne, TX $255.15 $7.11 – $35.29
HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital Breese, IL $255.60 $6.35 – $21.15
French Hospital San Luis Obispo, CA $256.37 $6.48 – $25.63
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ $261.30 $8.46 – $312.20
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA $262.65 $8.29 – $74.27
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $263.07 $7.28 – $96.76
Southern Virginia Medical Center Emporia, VA $263.70 not published
Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Plano, TX $265.50 $7.11 – $35.29
Texas Health Hospital Rockwall Rockwall, TX $265.50 $7.11 – $35.29
MercyOne Cedar Falls Medical Center Cedar Falls, IA $268.00 $8.20 – $84.49
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $268.21 $3.39 – $8.46
Rose de Lima Hospital Henderson, NV $270.27 $5.35 – $652.05
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $273.65 $8.20 – $113.00
AdventHealth New Smyrna Beach New Smyrna Beach, FL $276.08 $8.04 – $18.48
martin north hospital Stuart, FL $278.20 $4.54 – $321.00
Arroyo Grande Hospital Santa Maria, CA $279.92 $8.46 – $23.52
Adventhealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS $280.43 $3.55 – $24.53
Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS $280.43 $3.55 – $24.53
Adventhealth Ottawa Ottawa, KS $280.43 $3.55 – $20.47
AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO $282.56 $8.29 – $15.65
AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO $282.56 $8.29 – $15.65
AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO $282.56 $8.29 – $15.65
AdventHealth Avista Louisville, CO $282.56 $8.29 – $15.65
AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO $282.56 $8.29 – $15.65
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $284.13 $7.04 – $355.16
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $284.13 $7.04 – $355.16
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Peoria, IL $285.00 $8.46 – $18.02
HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL Palatka, FL $286.75 $7.67 – $209.24
Adventhealth Waterman Tavares, FL $289.88 $8.46 – $17.07
AdventHealth Deland Deland, FL $289.88 $8.04 – $16.87
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Bakersfield, CA $292.14 $8.46 – $74.26
Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge, CA $292.95 $8.46 – $1,050.00
Mercy Hospitals – Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA $295.32 $8.46 – $75.20
OVIEDO MEDICAL CENTER Oviedo, FL $298.96 $7.67 – $216.03
Adventhealth Durand Durand, WI $300.37 not published

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