Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient

In Fort Wayne, IN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $7.29 to $156.15, with a median of $65.61. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 3 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.29Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC
Median$65.61half pay less
Highest$156.15in this market
Difference21.4×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 Fort Wayne, IN.

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Lowest $7.29Highest $156.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC lowest Fort Wayne, IN 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $7.29 $27.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $12.15 $27.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $12.60 $35.00 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $14.85 $27.00 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $50.50 $101.00 50%
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Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $53.00 $106.00 50%
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Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $53.00 $106.00 50%
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN Basic Metabolic Panel w/Total Calcium $65.61 $243.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center LLC Fort Wayne, IN Basic Metabolic Panel (8) (RL) $65.61 $243.00 73% Apr 1, 2026
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IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN Basic Metabolic Panel (8) (RL) $66.96 $186.00 64% Apr 1, 2026
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IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN Basic Metabolic Panel w/Total Calcium $66.96 $186.00 64% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN BMPWTCA $113.30 $206.00 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Bluffton Health System LLC Bluffton, IN Basic Metabolic Panel (8) (RL) $113.30 $206.00 45% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN Basic Metabolic Panel (8) (RL) $156.15 $347.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Dupont Hospital LLC Fort Wayne, IN Basic Metabolic Panel w/Total Calcium $156.15 $347.00 55% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.29, median $65.61, highest $156.15 — a 21.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $53.00 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80048 ($72.50). 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.

IOM Health System LP Fort Wayne, IN80048PFW METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $3.96 file