SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 80048, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Ascension Seton SMITHVILLE, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$154.71 $429.75 64%
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Ascension Seton SMITHVILLE, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$154.71 $429.75 64%
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda BUDA, TX
HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CALCIUM
$156.44 $260.74 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville PFLUGERVILLE, TX
HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CALCIUM
$156.44 $260.74 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park CEDAR PARK, TX
HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CALCIUM
$156.44 $260.74 40% Jun 3, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway LAKEWAY, TX
HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CALCIUM
$156.44 $260.74 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock ROUND ROCK, TX
HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CALCIUM
$156.44 $260.74 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor TAYLOR, TX
HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CALCIUM
$156.44 $260.74 40% Jun 12, 2026
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Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin AUSTIN, TX
HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CALCIUM
$156.44 $260.74 40% Jun 13, 2026
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Ascension Cedar Park CEDAR PARK, TX
BASIC METABO CA TOTA
$161.05 $447.35 64%
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Ascension Cedar Park CEDAR PARK, TX
BASIC METABO CA TOTA
$161.05 $447.35 64%
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Ascension Seton KYLE, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$228.42 $634.50 64%
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Ascension Seton KYLE, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$228.42 $634.50 64%
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Ascension Seton SMITHVILLE, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
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Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
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Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
file
Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
file
Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
file
Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
file
Ascension Seton SMITHVILLE, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
file
Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
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Ascension Seton KYLE, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
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Ascension Seton KYLE, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
file
Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
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Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$237.51 $659.75 64%
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Ascension Seton LULING, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$284.13 $789.25 64%
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Ascension Seton LULING, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$284.13 $789.25 64%
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Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$300.83 $429.75 30%
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Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC MET PANEL CA TOTL
$300.83 $429.75 30%
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Texas Children's Hospital - Austin AUSTIN, TX
TC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$445.55 $665.00 33% Mar 5, 2026
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Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$461.83 $659.75 30%
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Ascension Seton AUSTIN, TX
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL
$461.83 $659.75 30%
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Outpatient: lowest $154.71, median $237.51, highest $461.83 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $232.97. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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