SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Lima, OH

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

HospitalCash price List priceOffFile date
Lima Memorial Health System LIMA, OH
Metabolic Panel Total Ca
$10.80 $12.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
file
Lima Memorial Health System LIMA, OH
Basic Metabolic Panel Bmp
$39.60 $44.00 10% Apr 1, 2026
file
MERCY HEALTH ST RITAS MEDICAL CENTER LLC LIMA, OH
HC Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total
$175.80 $293.00 40%
file

Outpatient: lowest $10.80, median $39.60, highest $175.80 — a 16.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $39.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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