Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Meridian, MS — inpatient

In Meridian, MS, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $9.46 to $17.20, with a median of $13.33. The lowest listed price is at Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 17, 2026 and Feb 25, 2026.

Lowest$9.46Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center
Median$13.33half pay less
Highest$17.20in this market
Difference1.8×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 Meridian, MS.

median
Lowest $9.46Highest $17.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center lowest Meridian, MS BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $9.46 $43.00 78% Feb 25, 2026
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Baptist Anderson Regional Medical Center-South Meridian, MS BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $17.20 $43.00 60% Feb 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.46, median $13.33, highest $17.20 — a 1.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13.33 — 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.