SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 — and —.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
LANCASTER, PA .BO Ebola BMP Tech |
$15.94 | $55.00 | 71% | — file |
|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
LANCASTER, PA 80048 METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA Tech |
$15.94 | $55.00 | 71% | — file |
|
| Ephrata Community Hospital
EPHRATA, PA Blood Test, Basic Group of Blood Chemicals (Calcium, Total) |
$20.00 | $46.00 | 57% | — file |
|
| UPMC Lititz
LITITZ, PA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$55.20 | $92.00 | 40% | — file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.94, median $17.97, highest $55.20 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $17.97. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.