SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South
BROCKTON, MA HC Chg Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total |
$14.19 | $31.53 | 55% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center Brighton
BOSTON, MA HC Chg Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total |
$16.14 | $35.86 | 55% | — file |
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| MELROSEWAKEFIELD HEALTHCARE
MELROSE, MA HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled C |
$21.70 | $31.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Tufts Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled C |
$21.70 | $31.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Lowell General Hospital
LOWELL, MA HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total - Bundled C |
$21.70 | $31.00 | 30% | — file |
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| Boston Medical Center
BOSTON, MA HC Chg Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total |
$63.90 | $142.00 | 55% | — file |
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| Shriners Childrens - Boston
BOSTON, MA METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA |
$82.10 | $82.10 | — | — file |
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| Cambridge Health Alliance
CAMBRIDGE, MA HC Basic Metabolic Panel |
$183.00 | $183.00 | — | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $14.19, median $21.70, highest $183.00 — a 12.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $21.70. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.