SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAINT VINCENT HEALTH CENTER
ERIE, PA HC BMP TOTAL CALCIUM |
$62.32 | $76.00 | 18% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
|
| UPMC Hamot
ERIE, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL PLASMA |
$534.60 | $891.00 | 40% | — file |
|
| UPMC Hamot
ERIE, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$534.60 | $891.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $62.32, median $534.60, highest $534.60 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $534.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80048 ($73.82). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| SAINT VINCENT HEALTH CENTER
ERIE, PA CHG BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL |
$4.68 | file |