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
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $14.40 $4.23 – $18.44
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $14.40 $4.23 – $20.30
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $14.40 $8.46 – $18.44
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $14.40 $8.46 – $18.44
Sycamore Shoals Hospital ELIZABETHTON, TN $14.40 $4.23 – $18.44
64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus Meridian, MS $17.20 $8.54 – $19.04
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $17.40 $29.00 – $29.00
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $17.72 $8.04 – $16.07
Henry Ford St John Hospital Detroit, MI $17.92 $8.04 – $16.07
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $18.85 $7.53 – $38.63
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $18.85 $7.53 – $18.67
Navos Multi-Treatment Center Seattle, WA $19.20 not published
Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital Novi, MI $19.60 $4.91 – $15.20
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $19.60 $8.04 – $16.07
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg, PA $20.00 $8.46 – $34.94
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg, PA $20.00 $8.46 – $37.63
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro, PA $20.00 $8.46 – $55.86
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon, PA $20.00 $8.46 – $38.41
WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg, PA $20.00 $8.38 – $49.19
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA $20.00 $8.54 – $38.41
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital York PA 17403, PA $20.00 $8.46 – $34.94
UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown, NY $20.40 $8.46 – $30.60
CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital Alexandria, LA $21.58 $8.29 – $51.19
Banner Payson Medical Center Payson, AZ $21.62 $8.46 – $41.40
O'Bleness Hospital Athens, OH $22.75 $8.46 – $8.54
Berger Hospital Circleville, OH $22.75 $8.46 – $8.46
Parkview Logansport Hospital Logansport, IN $23.38 $8.46 – $17.85
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $24.00 $5.74 – $16.58
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $24.00 $5.74 – $16.58
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $24.00 $5.88 – $16.58
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $24.00 $5.85 – $20.77
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $24.00 $5.88 – $16.58
Childrens Specialized Hospital Mountainside, NJ $27.00 $6.77 – $6.97
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $27.75 not published
Love County Health Center Marietta, OK $29.00 $7.53 – $10.58
MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER The Dalles, OR $29.00 $5.11 – $192.64
Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA $29.58 $5.92 – $26.44
Mercy Primary Care - Bernie Bernie, MO $30.00 $3.54 – $18.54
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $30.30 not published
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $30.61 $7.06 – $13.20
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $30.61 $7.06 – $13.20
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $30.61 $5.61 – $16.47
Claiborne Medical Center Tazewell, TN $31.36 $3.81 – $100.80
Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) Tulsa, OK $31.73 $8.46 – $33.84
Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) Owasso, OK $31.73 $8.46 – $23.32
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) Bartlesville, OK $31.73 $8.46 – $20.58
Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) Nowata, OK $31.73 $8.86 – $20.58
Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) Sapulpa, OK $31.73 $8.86 – $20.58
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) Jenks, OK $31.73 $8.86 – $13.17
Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) Wamego, KS $32.00 $8.46 – $72.00

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