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
STONESPRINGS HOSPITAL CENTER Dulles, VA $927.48 $6.50 – $48.03
HCA FLORIDA ENGLEWOOD HOSPITAL ENGLEWOOD, FL $953.57 $7.67 – $218.95
Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL $974.78 $8.46 – $18.78
Adventhealth Redmond Rome, GA $1,036.34 $6.94 – $23.52
LAFAYETTE REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER Lexington, MO $1,042.88 $7.99 – $18.63
MEDICAL CITY DALLAS HOSPITAL Dallas, TX $1,066.53 $5.08 – $32.29
HCA FLORIDA BAYONET POINT HOSPITAL HUDSON, FL $1,140.25 $7.67 – $218.95
HCA FLORIDA FAWCETT HOSPITAL FORT MYERS, FL $1,171.84 $7.67 – $212.16
CENTENNIAL MEDICAL CENTER AT ASHLAND CITY Ashland City, TN $1,181.00 $3.81 – $25.38
OVERLAND PARK REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER SHAWNEE, KS not published $4.56 – $18.63
HCA FLORIDA WESTSIDE HOSPITAL PLANTATION, FL not published $8.38 – $237.11
HCA FLORIDA OCALA HOSPITAL SUMMERFIELD, FL not published $7.67 – $212.08
HCA FLORIDA ST. LUCIE HOSPITAL STUART, FL not published $8.42 – $224.73
HCA FLORIDA SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL VENICE, FL not published $7.67 – $218.95
HCA FLORIDA ORANGE PARK HOSPITAL MIDDLEBURG, FL not published $6.77 – $215.68
HCA FLORIDA NORTH FLORIDA HOSPITAL NEWBERRY, FL not published $7.61 – $234.89
HCA HealthONE SOUTH PARKER ER, A PART OF SKY RIDGE PARKER, CO not published $4.84 – $224.73
HCA FLORIDA LAKE CITY HOSPITAL LIVE OAK, FL not published $7.61 – $209.24
HCA FLORIDA KENDALL HOSPITAL DORAL, FL not published $8.38 – $235.17
HCA FLORIDA FORT WALTON-DESTIN HOSPITAL NAVARRE, FL not published $7.67 – $224.77
HCA FLORIDA CAPITAL HOSPITAL TALLAHASSEE, FL not published $7.67 – $206.87
HCA FLORIDA AVENTURA HOSPITAL HIALEAH, FL not published $8.38 – $235.17
HCA HealthONE BELMAR ER, A PART OF SWEDISH LAKEWOOD, CO not published $4.95 – $24.21
HCA HealthONE SKY RIDGE Lone Tree, CO not published $4.84 – $24.21
CENTRAL PARK ER, A PART OF ROSE DENVER, CO not published $3.85 – $24.21
HCA HealthONE MOUNTAIN RIDGE Thornton, CO not published $4.01 – $24.21
HCA HOUSTON WEST HOUSTON, TX not published $8.29 – $34.86
TRICITIES HOSPITAL HOPEWELL, VA not published $7.36 – $36.34
LEWISGALE MEDICAL CENTER ROANOKE, VA not published $7.36 – $12.27
CJW Medical Center-Chippenham Hospital Campus CHESTERFIELD, VA not published $7.36 – $37.82
SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER MT JULIET, TN not published $3.81 – $25.38
SOUTHERN HILLS MEDICAL CENTER ANTIOCH, TN not published $3.81 – $25.38
HORIZON MEDICAL CENTER DICKSON, TN not published $3.81 – $25.38
HENDERSONVILLE MEDICAL CENTER HENDERSONVILLE, TN not published $3.81 – $25.38
MEDICAL CITY ALLIANCE HOSPITAL SAGINAW, TX not published $5.08 – $32.29
MEDICAL CITY LEWISVILLE HOSPITAL LEWISVILLE, TX not published $5.08 – $32.29
WellSpan Newberry Hospital Etters, PA not published not published
MEDICAL CITY FORT WORTH HOSPITAL FT WORTH, TX not published $5.08 – $33.57
Gerald Champion Regional Medical Center Alamogordo, NM not published $9.06 – $13.59
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, TX not published $7.90 – $19.04
cleveland clinic childrens hospital for rehabilitation Cleveland, OH not published $27.34 – $31.66
Sanford Aberdeen Medical Center Aberdeen, SD not published $8.04 – $8.88
Sanford Fargo Medical Center Fargo, ND not published $8.04 – $17.33
Sanford Medical Center Bismarck Bismarck, ND not published $8.04 – $17.33
Sanford Worthington Medical Center Worthington, MN not published $8.04 – $8.88
Sanford Bemidji Medical Center Bemidji, MN not published $8.04 – $8.88
Sanford Bagley Medical Center Bagley, MN not published $57.75 – $57.75
Ascension Saint Alexius Women And Children's Hospital (Ascension St. Alexius Medical Center) Hoffman Estates, IL not published $8.04 – $37.48
Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) Elk Grove Village, IL not published $8.04 – $37.48
Garrett Regional Medical Center Oakland, MD not published not published

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