Lab tests CPT 80048 Outpatient

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO

In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $54.68 to $502.26, with a median of $192.52. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 25, 2026.

Lowest$54.68Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Median$192.52half pay less
Highest$502.26in this market
Difference9.2×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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.

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Lowest $54.68Highest $502.26

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $54.68 $156.21 65% Apr 30, 2026
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Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (PICCOLO) $54.68 $156.21 65% Apr 30, 2026
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National Jewish Health Denver, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $66.50 $95.00 30%
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=BASIC METABOLIC PANE $74.75 $115.00 35% Apr 17, 2026
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Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness, LLC Englewood, CO Basic Metabolic Panel - BMP $184.83 $184.83 Apr 1, 2026
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Denver Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC Denver, CO Basic Metabolic Panel - BMP $184.83 $184.83 Apr 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=CSHB BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $200.20 $308.00 35% Apr 17, 2026
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AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $282.56 $282.56 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $282.56 $282.56 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $282.56 $282.56 Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $282.56 $282.56 Apr 1, 2026
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Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $502.26 $1,318.25 62% Jun 25, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $54.68, median $192.52, highest $502.26 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $192.52. 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.