Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Joplin, MO-KS
In Joplin, MO-KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $61.75 to $148.85, with a median of $136.83. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital Carthage.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Joplin, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital Carthage lowest Carthage, MO Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $61.75 | $95.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $83.20 | $128.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus, KS POC Bmp W Calcium Total | $102.05 | $157.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO POC Bmp W Calcium Total | $133.25 | $205.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Specialty Hospital Southeast Kansas Galena, KS Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $140.40 | $216.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho, MO BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $148.20 | $247.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $148.80 | $248.00 | 40% | May 1, 2025 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin dba Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin, MO Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $148.85 | $229.00 | 35% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $61.75, median $136.83, highest $148.85 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $148.50. 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.