Lab tests CPT 80048 Outpatient

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Chattanooga, TN-GA

In Chattanooga, TN-GA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $23.23 to $193.78, with a median of $108.51.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jan 25, 2026 and Jan 25, 2026.

Lowest$23.23Erlanger Health
Median$108.51half pay less
Highest$193.78in this market
Difference8.3×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 Chattanooga, TN-GA.

median
Lowest $23.23Highest $193.78

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Erlanger Health lowest Chattanooga, TN CHG BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $23.23 $44.00 47% Jan 25, 2026
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Erlanger Health Chattanooga, TN HC Basic Metabolic Panel,Elec P/G $193.78 $367.00 47% Jan 25, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $23.23, median $108.51, highest $193.78 — a 8.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $193.78. 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.