Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $170.50 to $473.00, with a median of $196.89. The lowest listed price is at MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 9 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 Dec 5, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center lowest Chester, SC HB BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $170.50 | $341.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL BUNDLED CHARGE | $177.03 | $354.05 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL BUNDLED CHARGE | $177.03 | $354.05 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $192.78 | $714.00 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Basic Metabolic Panel Total Ca | $192.78 | $714.00 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Basic Metabolic Panel Total Ca | $192.78 | $714.00 | 73% | — source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG BASIC METABOLIC PNL CALCIUM TOTAL | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG BASIC METABOLIC PNL CALCIUM TOTAL | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG BASIC METABOLIC PNL CALCIUM TOTAL | $201.00 | $201.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $429.00 | $572.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $429.00 | $572.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $473.00 | $946.00 | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $170.50, median $196.89, highest $473.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $201.00. 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.