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
Parkview Noble Hospital Kendallville, IN $51.50 $8.46 – $17.33
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA $51.80 not published
LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC Lodi, CA $51.87 $3.04 – $93.05
Parkview Wabash Hospital Wabash, IN $52.00 $16.42 – $18.75
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $52.45 $5.07 – $187.10
Southeastern Medical Center Cambridge, OH $52.65 $8.46 – $8.80
Parkview Regional Medical Center & Parkview Hospital Randallia Fort Wayne, IN $53.00 $8.46 – $17.33
Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN $53.00 $8.46 – $17.33
81-3257997 BMH Calhoun Calhoun City, MS $53.04 $8.46 – $12.32
St. Elizabeth Hospital Enumclaw, WA $53.20 $8.46 – $135.49
Hardin Memorial Hospital Kenton, OH $53.30 not published
HANFORD COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Selma, CA $53.39 $0.62 – $103.56
REEDLEY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Reedley, CA $53.39 $1.09 – $108.35
Banner Churchill Community Hospital Fallon, NV $53.50 $28.86 – $106.56
St Patrick Hospital - Broadway Campus Missoula, MT $53.60 $8.54 – $26.12
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $54.00 $7.99 – $42.82
64-0844470 MBMC Yazoo Yazoo City, MS $54.94 $8.46 – $12.32
UPMC Community Osteopathic Harrisburg, PA $55.20 $8.38 – $65.45
UPMC Hanover Hanover, PA $55.20 $8.38 – $13.54
UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA $55.20 $8.38 – $13.54
UPMC Memorial York, PA $55.20 $8.75 – $61.24
UPMC Somerset Somerset, PA $55.20 $8.36 – $13.01
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $55.20 $16.32 – $35.04
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $55.20 $9.73 – $22.56
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA $55.20 $8.38 – $78.20
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $55.20 $8.46 – $8.46
Defiance Hospital Defiance, OH $55.20 not published
MUSC Health Main Campus - Charleston Charleston, SC $55.50 $8.46 – $19.22
MUSC Health Orangeburg Medical Center Orangeburg, SC $55.50 $8.46 – $9.31
Corewell Health Pennock Hastings, MI $56.00 $8.04 – $12.04
Corewell Health Big Rapids Big Rapids, MI $56.00 $7.61 – $15.23
Corewell Health Gerber Fremont, MI $56.00 $8.04 – $12.04
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital Grand Rapids, MI $56.00 $8.04 – $15.23
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital East Grand Rapids, MI $56.00 $8.04 – $15.23
Corewell Health Reed City Po Box 75, MI $56.00 $8.04 – $12.04
Corewell Health Greenville Greenville, MI $56.00 $8.04 – $15.23
Corewell Health Zeeland Zeeland, MI $56.00 $7.61 – $15.23
Arizona General Hospital Mesa Mesa, AZ $56.57 $5.07 – $187.10
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $56.64 $8.46 – $334.50
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Glenoaks Glendale Heights, IL $57.00 $8.46 – $13.71
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Bolingbrook Bolingbrook, IL $57.00 $8.46 – $13.71
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth Hinsdale Hinsdale, IL $57.00 $8.28 – $13.71
Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La Grange La Grange, IL $57.00 $8.28 – $13.71
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $57.50 $8.46 – $155.80
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $58.00 $8.46 – $8.63
St Jude Medical Center Fullerton, CA $58.08 $7.19 – $16.92
UPMC Bedford Everett, PA $58.80 $3.05 – $88.20
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $59.00 $8.46 – $12.69
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $59.00 $8.46 – $25.23
Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Mission Viejo, CA $59.04 $7.19 – $16.92

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