Basic metabolic panel cost in Baton Rouge, LA
In Baton Rouge, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $102.00 to $154.32, with a median of $128.16. The lowest listed price is at St Helena Parish Hospital — $26.16 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $61.18 at 26 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 80048, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Helena Parish Hospital lowest Greensburg, LA · (225) 222-6111 BMP | $102.00 | $102.00 | $7.27–$100.98 | — | — source file |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center Baton Rouge, LA · (225) 387-7767 BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $154.32 | $220.45 | $4.23–$169.75 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $102.00, median $128.16, highest $154.32 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $128.16. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 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.