Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $27.85 to $64.90, with a median of $64.90. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial 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 Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$27.85Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Median$64.90half pay less
Highest$64.90in this market
Difference2.3×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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $27.85Highest $64.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH BASIC METABOLIC PANEL WITH TOTAL CALCIUM $27.85 $91.00 69%
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH BASIC METABOLIC PNL TOTAL CA $64.90 $118.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH BASIC METABOLIC $64.90 $118.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $27.85, median $64.90, highest $64.90 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $64.90 — 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.