Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $7.25 to $74.61, with a median of $20.71. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 2026.

Lowest$7.25Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Median$20.71half pay less
Highest$74.61in this market
Difference10.3×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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

median
Lowest $7.25Highest $74.61

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) that includes total calcium $7.25 $19.00 62%
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) that includes total calcium $7.25 $19.00 62%
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) that includes total calcium $7.25 $19.00 62%
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $34.17 $66.75 49% Aug 25, 2026
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Cp Basic Metabolic Panel (P10) $74.61 $74.61 Apr 1, 2026
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Basic Metabolic Panel (P10) $74.61 $74.61 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.25, median $20.71, highest $74.61 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $28.38 — 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.