Basic metabolic panel cost in Dothan, AL
In Dothan, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $56.01 to $64.95, with a median of $60.48. The lowest listed price is at Southeast Health Medical Center — $4.47 less than the median here. Across Alabama, the median is $61.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80048, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Dothan, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Health Medical Center lowest Dothan, AL · (334) 793-8701 BLOOD TEST; BASIC GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS (CALCIUM; TOTAL) | $56.01 | $140.03 | $7.61–$15.65 | 60% | — source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan, AL · (334) 793-8701 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $57.69 | $144.23 | $7.61–$15.65 | 60% | — source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan, AL · (334) 793-5000 BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $64.95 | $433.00 | $5.92–$389.70 | 85% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $56.01, median $60.48, highest $64.95 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $129.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.