Lab tests CPT 80048 Outpatient

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Boise City, ID

In Boise City, ID, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $38.00 to $155.35, with a median of $45.50. The lowest listed price is at St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 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 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$38.00St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD
Median$45.50half pay less
Highest$155.35in this market
Difference4.1×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 Boise City, ID.

median
Lowest $38.00Highest $155.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD lowest Boise, ID $38.00 $38.00
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center, LTD Nampa, ID $38.00 $38.00
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $45.50 $70.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Medical Center - Nampa Nampa, ID HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $45.50 $70.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise Boise, ID HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $155.35 Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $38.00, median $45.50, highest $155.35 — a 4.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $55.25. 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.