Lab tests CPT 80048 Outpatient

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Bakersfield-Delano, CA

In Bakersfield-Delano, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $84.04 to $84.04, with a median of $84.04.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80048, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 11, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Lowest$84.04Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
Median$84.04half pay less
Highest$84.04in 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 Bakersfield-Delano, CA.

median
Lowest $84.04Highest $84.04

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital lowest Ridgecrest, CA Metabolic panel total ca $84.04 $158.57 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Ridgecrest Regional Hospital Ridgecrest, CA Basic metabolic panel $84.04 $158.57 47% Sep 11, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $84.04, median $84.04, highest $84.04.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $84.04. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.