Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

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

In Boise City, ID, 4 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $45.50 to $65.00, with a median of $55.25. The lowest listed price is at Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$45.50Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise
Median$55.25half pay less
Highest$65.00in this market
Difference1.4×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 $45.50Highest $65.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center - Boise lowest 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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St Luke's Regional Medical Center, LTD Boise, ID $65.00 $65.00
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St Luke's Nampa Medical Center, LTD Nampa, ID $65.00 $65.00
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Inpatient: lowest $45.50, median $55.25, highest $65.00 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $45.50 — 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.