Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Bangor, ME — inpatient

In Bangor, ME, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $38.88 to $64.47, with a median of $64.47. The lowest listed price is at Acadia Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$38.88Acadia Hospital
Median$64.47half pay less
Highest$64.47in this market
Difference1.7×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 Bangor, ME.

median
Lowest $38.88Highest $64.47

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Acadia Hospital lowest Bangor, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANE $38.88 $108.00 64%
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Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME BASIC METABOLIC PAN $64.47 $307.00 79%
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Eastern Maine Medical Center Bangor, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL-Q $64.47 $307.00 79%
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Inpatient: lowest $38.88, median $64.47, highest $64.47 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $64.47 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.