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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.

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$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
CHI Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE $40.94 $8.20 – $72.98
Banner University Medical Center South Tucson, AZ $41.50 $8.46 – $212.80
Grady Memorial Hospital Delaware, OH $41.60 $8.46 – $8.80
Swedish Medical Center Cherry Hill Seattle, WA $41.76 $7.61 – $38.49
Swedish Medical Center - First Hill Campus Seattle, WA $41.76 $7.61 – $39.76
Swedish Issaquah Issaquah, WA $41.76 $7.61 – $39.76
Swedish Edmonds Hospital Edmonds, WA $41.76 $8.46 – $38.07
HSHS Good Shepherd Hospital Shelbyville, IL $41.76 $23.20 – $25.52
Cumberland Medical Center, Inc. Crossville, TN $41.92 $3.81 – $117.90
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $42.16 $8.46 – $31.88
Emory Hospital Perry Perry, GA $43.00 $6.35 – $17.94
Emory Hospital Warner Robins Warner Robins, GA $43.00 $6.35 – $17.94
Banner University Medical Center Tucson Tucson, AZ $43.09 $8.46 – $212.80
Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN $43.23 $3.81 – $117.90
Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN $43.23 $3.81 – $117.90
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $43.23 $3.81 – $117.90
Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN $43.23 $3.81 – $117.90
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $43.40 $8.46 – $112.91
Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) Boonville, IN $43.80 $3.47 – $27.92
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN $43.80 $3.47 – $19.29
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $44.16 $6.77 – $248.40
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $44.95 $8.46 – $31.88
Corewell Health Gross Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI $45.00 $7.87 – $14.80
Corewell Health Taylor Taylor, MI $45.00 $7.87 – $14.80
Corewell Health Trenton Trenton, MI $45.00 $7.87 – $14.80
Corewell Health Troy Troy, MI $45.00 $7.87 – $14.80
Corewell Health Wayne Wayne, MI $45.00 $7.87 – $14.80
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center Cades, SC $45.00 $4.85 – $24.15
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus Everett, WA $45.24 $8.46 – $35.53
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $45.79 $8.46 – $112.91
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $45.97 $8.46 – $135.49
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $46.62 $6.38 – $27.44
St. Francis Hospital Federal Way, WA $47.25 $8.46 – $112.91
Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage, AK $48.36 $23.38 – $57.81
Weirton Medical Center Weirton, WV $48.50 $7.99 – $43.06
UKIAH ADVENTIST HOSPITAL Ukiah, CA $48.60 $7.27 – $114.12
St. Joseph Medical Center Tacoma, WA $49.86 $8.46 – $112.91
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $50.40 $8.46 – $334.50
Parkview Huntington Hospital Huntington, IN $50.50 $8.46 – $17.33
Parkview Whitley Hospital & Parkview Kosciusko Hospital Columbia City, IN $50.50 $8.46 – $17.33
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI $50.88 $8.46 – $37.78
Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. Milwaukee, WI $50.88 $8.46 – $37.78
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus Milwaukee, WI $50.88 $8.46 – $37.78
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $51.00 $8.63 – $14.20
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $51.00 $8.63 – $16.93
Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA $51.00 $8.46 – $39.49
Parkview LaGrange Hospital Lagrange, IN $51.00 $16.42 – $18.75
Mansfield Hospital Mansfield, OH $51.35 $8.46 – $8.80
Shelby Hospital Shelby, OH $51.35 not published
Parkview DeKalb Hospital Auburn, IN $51.50 $8.46 – $17.33

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