Lab tests CPT 80048 Outpatient

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $19.18 to $176.68, with a median of $59.52. The lowest listed price is at East Jefferson General Hospital.

Cash prices at 8 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 Jun 24, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$19.18East Jefferson General Hospital
Median$59.52half pay less
Highest$176.68in this market
Difference9.2×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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.

median
Lowest $19.18Highest $176.68

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
East Jefferson General Hospital lowest Metairie, LA HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca $19.18 $137.00 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca $19.18 $137.00 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca $19.18 $137.00 86% Jun 25, 2026
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University Med Center New Orleans, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $20.02 $91.00 78% Jul 1, 2026
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University Med Center New Orleans, LA HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca $20.02 $91.00 78% Jul 1, 2026
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West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA Ej Yellow Fever Basic Metabolic Panel (Bmp) $40.64 $254.00 84% Jun 30, 2026
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West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca $57.28 $358.00 84% Jun 30, 2026
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West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $57.28 $358.00 84% Jun 30, 2026
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New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $61.76 $386.00 84% Jun 24, 2026
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Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca $72.66 $519.00 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $78.12 $558.00 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA HC Metabolic Panel Total Ca $92.61 $343.00 73% Jun 24, 2026
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Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $92.61 $343.00 73% Jun 24, 2026
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Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $176.68 $1,262.00 86% Jun 25, 2026
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Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $176.68 $1,262.00 86% Jul 1, 2026
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East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA Blood Test Basic Group of Blood Chemicals $176.68 $1,262.00 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $19.18, median $59.52, highest $176.68 — a 9.2× difference within the same market.

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.