Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel cost in Amarillo, TX — inpatient

In Amarillo, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $18.50 to $18.50, with a median of $18.50. The lowest listed price is at BSA Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $251.88 at 285 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$18.50BSA Hospital + 1 more
Median$18.50half pay less
Highest$18.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Amarillo, TX.

median
Lowest $18.50Highest $18.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
BSA Hospital lowest Amarillo, TX · (806) 212-2000 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) $18.50 $185.00 $7.11–$157.25 90% —
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Harrington Cancer Center lowest Amarillo, TX Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (Calcium, total) $18.50 $185.00 $7.11–$157.25 90% —
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Inpatient: lowest $18.50, median $18.50, highest $18.50.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $18.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

A basic metabolic panel (BMP) is a blood test that measures eight things: glucose, calcium, sodium, potassium, carbon dioxide, chloride, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine. It gives a quick picture of blood sugar, fluid and electrolyte balance, and kidney function.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the eight tests. The blood draw (venipuncture) is often a separate charge.