Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $23.10 to $74.61, with a median of $34.17. The lowest listed price is at Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 80048, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center lowest Niagara Falls, NY BLOOD TEST; BASIC GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS (CALCIUM; TOTAL) | $23.10 | $33.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $33.65 | $48.07 | 30% | — source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $34.17 | $66.75 | 49% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Cp Basic Metabolic Panel (P10) | $74.61 | $74.61 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Basic Metabolic Panel (P10) | $74.61 | $74.61 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.10, median $34.17, highest $74.61 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $74.61. 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.