Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel cost in Crescent City, CA — inpatient

In Crescent City, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $383.00 to $383.00, with a median of $383.00. Across California, the median is $193.20 at 195 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$383.00Sutter Coast Hospital
Median$383.00half pay less
Highest$383.00in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sutter Coast Hospital Crescent City, CA · (707) 464-8511 HCHG BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $383.00 $383.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $383.00, median $383.00, highest $383.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $383.00 — 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.