Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Brattleboro, VT — inpatient

In Brattleboro, VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $27.01 to $77.14, with a median of $52.08. The lowest listed price is at Brattleboro Retreat.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 29, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025.

Lowest$27.01Brattleboro Retreat
Median$52.08half pay less
Highest$77.14in this market
Difference2.9×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 Brattleboro, VT.

median
Lowest $27.01Highest $77.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Brattleboro Retreat lowest Brattleboro, VT BASIC METOBOLIC PANEL (BMP) $27.01 $73.00 63%
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Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT BMP Standard $77.14 $110.20 30% Dec 29, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $27.01, median $52.08, highest $77.14 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $77.14 — 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.