Lab tests CPT 80048 Outpatient

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $8.00 to $900.25, with a median of $101.60. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital.

Cash prices at 22 facilities across 19 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 Mar 24, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$8.00Lower Bucks Hospital
Median$101.60half pay less
Highest$900.25in this market
Difference112.5×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.

median
Lowest $8.00Highest $900.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA Hc Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total $8.00 $613.00 99% Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total $8.00 $240.39 97% Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital East Norriton, PA Hc Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total $8.00 $240.39 97% Sep 1, 2026
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Virtua_Memorial_Hospital_Inc | Mount Holly, NJ HC Basic Metabolic Panel $19.70 $197.00 90%
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Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC Basic Metabolic Panel $19.70 $197.00 90%
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Virtua_West_Jersey_Health_System_Inc Voorhees, NJ HC Basic Metabolic Panel $19.70 $197.00 90%
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Virtua_Willingboro_Hospital_Inc Willinboro, NJ HC Basic Metabolic Panel $19.70 $197.00 90%
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Virtua_Our_Lady_of_Lourdes_Inc Camden, NJ HC Basic Metabolic Panel $19.70 $197.00 90%
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Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ BASIC CHEMISTRY PROFILE $28.63 $28.63 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ BASIC CHEMISTRY PROFILE $28.63 $28.63 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ BASIC CHEMISTRY PROFILE $28.63 $28.63 Mar 24, 2026
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Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ BASIC CHEMISTRY PROFILE $28.63 $28.63 Mar 24, 2026
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Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $74.80 $74.80
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA Hc Bmp With Total Calcium $101.60 $254.00 60%
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA Hc Bmp With Total Calcium $101.60 $254.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA Hc Bmp With Total Calcium $101.60 $254.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA Hc Bmp With Total Calcium $101.60 $254.00 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Bmp With Total Calcium $101.60 $254.00 60%
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $120.25 $185.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC POCT Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $189.80 $292.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $189.80 $292.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $243.10 $374.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Basic Metabolic Panel $314.00 $314.00
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Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE Basic Metabolic Panel $314.00 $314.00
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $330.20 $508.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC Quest Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $330.20 $508.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, The Philadelphia, PA Basic Metabolic Panel $343.42 $343.42
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $555.75 Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $672.10 Mar 31, 2026
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St. Francis Hospital Inc Wilmington, DE HC Basic Metabolic Panel (Calcium Total) $900.25 Mar 31, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $8.00, median $101.60, highest $900.25 — a 112.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $101.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.