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
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $100.10 $4.31 – $123.20
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $100.10 $8.46 – $17.11
Ascension Providence Waco, TX $100.80 $7.11 – $37.31
Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez, AK $101.40 not published
Lorain Hospital Lorain, OH $101.40 not published
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $102.53 $7.27 – $295.48
LIVE OAK MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS Ladson, SC $103.00 $7.22 – $62.68
HCA HEALTHCARE BRIGHTON PARK ER MONCKS CORNER, SC $103.00 $7.22 – $59.98
MercyOne Elkader Medical Center Elkader, IA $103.35 $81.84 – $166.19
MercyOne Newton Medical Center Newton, IA $103.35 $8.20 – $159.00
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital Spokane, WA $103.60 $8.46 – $30.46
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $104.50 not published
62-1138045 BMH Union City Union City, TN $104.60 $7.36 – $16.92
Barbourville ARH Hospital Barbourville, KY $105.00 $8.46 – $8.46
CHI Memorial Hospital - Georgia Ringgold, GA $105.38 $8.46 – $16.56
CHI Memorial Hospital Hixson Hixson, TN $105.38 $7.51 – $249.20
Covenant Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX $106.68 $8.21 – $8.93
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $107.20 $57.75 – $120.60
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $107.20 $50.92 – $120.60
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $107.20 $50.92 – $120.60
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $107.25 $8.46 – $8.88
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $107.25 $8.46 – $8.88
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $107.50 $8.46 – $132.00
CHRISTUS Health - West Beaumont Beaumont, TX $107.58 $4.23 – $38.91
HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital Mattoon, IL $108.00 $6.67 – $21.15
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $108.00 $5.92 – $69.61
Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA $108.50 $8.46 – $36.10
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $108.56 $8.20 – $172.96
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $108.60 $8.36 – $144.80
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $110.04 $8.46 – $1,792.08
CHI Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE $111.02 $8.20 – $169.26
Mercy Hospital Ozark River Ozark, AR $111.15 $7.53 – $38.63
Mercy Hospital Paris Academy Paris, AR $111.15 $7.53 – $38.63
Mercy Hospital Waldron Waldron, AR $111.15 $7.53 – $38.63
Mercy Hospital Boonville Booneville, AR $111.15 $7.53 – $38.63
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $111.15 $2.57 – $96.76
Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center Clear Lake, SD $111.20 $71.31 – $125.10
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center Faribualt, MN $111.61 $7.88 – $46.84
Buffalo Hospital Buffalo, MN $111.61 $7.88 – $46.84
Cambridge Medical Center Cambridge, MN $111.61 $7.88 – $46.84
River Falls Area Hospital River Falls, MN $111.61 $7.88 – $102.36
Owatonna Hospital Owatonna, MN $111.61 $7.88 – $46.84
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $112.82 $5.69 – $203.84
62-1166050 BMH Carroll County Huntingdon, TN $116.15 $7.36 – $16.92
64-0663760 BMH Booneville Booneville, MS $116.88 $8.12 – $23.69
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $117.00 $7.53 – $10.58
SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton Fenton, MO $117.15 $8.46 – $34.87
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville Wentzville, MO $117.15 $8.46 – $34.87
SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis Bridgeton, MO $117.15 $8.46 – $34.87
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles Saint Charles, MO $117.15 $8.46 – $34.87

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