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
St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH $83.40 not published
St Elizabeth Boardman Hospital Youngstown, OH $83.40 not published
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling Mt. Sterling, KY $83.56 $5.69 – $207.48
ADVENTIST HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER TEHACHAPI Tehachapi, CA $84.51 $0.62 – $49.94
UPMC Northwest Seneca, PA $84.60 $7.67 – $10.76
Banner Goldfield Medical Center Apache Junction, AZ $84.74 $8.46 – $334.50
SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Shawnee Shawnee, OK $85.25 $8.46 – $12.47
St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin Lufkin, TX $85.35 $7.11 – $35.91
St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston Livingston, TX $85.35 $6.38 – $35.91
St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine San Augustine, TX $85.35 $5.22 – $35.91
Providence St Joseph Medical Center Polson, MT $85.60 $10.58 – $26.12
HSHS St. Mary's Hospital Medical Center GREEN BAY, WI $85.80 $8.46 – $19.04
HSHS St. Nicholas Hospital SHEBOYGAN, WI $85.80 $8.46 – $19.04
HSHS St. Vincent Hospital Green Bay, WI $85.80 $8.46 – $19.04
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $86.45 $7.53 – $10.58
Princeton Community Hospital Princeton, WV $86.50 $6.44 – $49.28
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital Hobbs, NM $86.94 $8.46 – $11.84
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $87.20 $7.00 – $7.00
Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ $87.42 $8.46 – $334.50
Covenant Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX $87.78 $8.21 – $8.93
Mercy Hospital Watonga Watonga, OK $89.05 $7.53 – $10.58
39-3714515 BMH Oktibbeha County STARKVILLE, MS $89.60 $3.55 – $20.73
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $89.77 $4.18 – $121.27
CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER Kailua, HI $89.92 $8.38 – $173.25
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $89.98 $5.69 – $203.84
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson (St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital, Inc.) Anderson, IN $91.20 $3.47 – $19.29
26-1214372 NEA Baptist Jonesboro, AR $91.96 $4.88 – $16.92
St. John's Camarillo Hospital Camarillo, CA $91.98 $8.46 – $26.40
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London London, KY $93.14 $5.69 – $237.51
WILLITS HOSPITAL INC Willits, CA $94.80 $7.27 – $101.00
Franklin Memorial Hospital Farmington, ME $95.70 $8.46 – $89.96
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $96.20 $7.53 – $105.00
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $96.60 not published
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $96.60 not published
UPMC St. Margaret Pittsburgh, PA $97.20 $7.30 – $22.69
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $97.55 $7.27 – $356.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $97.55 $7.27 – $295.48
Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro Hillsboro, ND $97.60 $55.63 – $109.80
Sanford Medical Center Mayville Mayville, ND $97.60 $57.75 – $109.80
82-3844150 BMH Crittenden West Memphis, AR $97.65 $8.04 – $16.92
Ascension Calumet Hospital, Inc. Chilton, WI $98.04 $8.88 – $32.66
St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital Navasota, TX $98.88 $7.61 – $480.25
St. Joseph Health Burleson Hospital Caldwell, TX $98.88 $7.61 – $508.50
St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital Madisonville, TX $98.88 $7.61 – $508.50
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital College Station, TX $98.88 $7.11 – $480.25
St Elias Specialty Hospital Anchorage, AK $99.84 $8.21 – $16.84
Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg, KS $100.10 $7.53 – $46.69
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $100.10 $6.34 – $16.33
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $100.10 $8.46 – $17.11
cleveland clinic florida weston hospital Weston, FL $100.10 $3.55 – $130.90

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