Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Joplin, MO-KS — inpatient

In Joplin, MO-KS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $148.20 to $148.80, with a median of $148.50. The lowest listed price is at Freeman Neosho Hospital.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between May 1, 2025 and May 1, 2025.

Lowest$148.20Freeman Neosho Hospital
Median$148.50half pay less
Highest$148.80in this market
Difference1.0×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 Joplin, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $148.20Highest $148.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Freeman Neosho Hospital lowest Neosho, MO BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $148.20 $247.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin, MO BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $148.80 $248.00 40% May 1, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $148.20, median $148.50, highest $148.80.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $136.83 — 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.