Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Birmingham, AL
In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $34.96 to $640.00, with a median of $615.00. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled Charge | $34.96 | $81.30 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled Charge | $34.96 | $81.30 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled Charge | $34.96 | $81.30 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $615.00 | $615.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $615.00 | $615.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $615.00 | $615.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Basic Metabolic Panel | $640.00 | $640.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.96, median $615.00, highest $640.00 — a 18.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $615.00. 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.