Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA — inpatient
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $9.44 to $55.20, with a median of $18.22. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA .BO Ebola BMP Tech | $9.44 | $55.00 | 83% | — source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA Tech | $9.44 | $55.00 | 83% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA Tech | $13.14 | $55.00 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA .BO Ebola BMP Tech | $13.14 | $55.00 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA Tech | $17.31 | $55.00 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA .BO Ebola BMP Tech | $17.31 | $55.00 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA LS BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (SQ) | $18.22 | $55.00 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA SC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (SQ) | $18.22 | $55.00 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA Basic Metabolic Panel. | $18.22 | $55.00 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA .BO Ebola BMP | $18.22 | $55.00 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (SQ) | $18.22 | $55.00 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA EBOLA BMP (SQ) | $18.22 | $55.00 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $55.20 | $92.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $55.20 | $92.00 | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $9.44, median $18.22, highest $55.20 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $18.22 — 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.