SelfPayRates — hospital cash prices, from the source
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 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 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off | File date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington
WASHINGTON, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$27.58 | $39.40 | 30% | — file |
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| Uniontown Hospital
UNIONTOWN, PA BLOOD TEST; BASIC GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS (CALCIUM; TOTAL) |
$39.00 | $78.00 | 50% | — file |
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| WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
WEXFORD, PA HC BMP TOTAL CALCIUM |
$53.28 | $72.00 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 file |
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| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA .BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$59.40 | $99.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA . DO NOT ORDER AM BMP |
$59.40 | $99.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA .DO NOT ORDER LX BMP |
$59.40 | $99.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Highlands Hospital
CONNELLSVILLE, PA BASIC META PANEL |
$59.40 | $99.00 | 40% | — file |
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| Monogahela Valley Hospital
MONONGAHELA, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$59.40 | $99.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Jameson
NEW CASTLE, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$80.40 | $134.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC St Margaret
PITTSBURGH, PA BASIC METABOLIC PNL (CHEM 7) |
$97.20 | $162.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC St Margaret
PITTSBURGH, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$97.20 | $162.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC East
MONROEVILLE, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$175.20 | $292.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Mercy
PITTSBURGH, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$198.60 | $331.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Passavant - McCandless
PITTSBURGH, PA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$202.80 | $338.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Presbyterian
PITTSBURGH, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$210.00 | $350.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
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| UPMC Presbyterian
PITTSBURGH, PA WHOLE BLOOD BASIC METABOLIC PN |
$210.00 | $350.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
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| UPMC McKeesport
MCKEESPORT, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$225.60 | $376.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
PITTSBURGH, PA HC WHOLE BLOOD BASIC METABOLIC PN |
$491.40 | $819.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
PITTSBURGH, PA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$520.80 | $868.00 | 40% | — file |
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| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL |
$536.40 | $894.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
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| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA WHOLE BLOOD BASIC METABOLIC PN |
$536.40 | $894.00 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 file |
Outpatient: lowest $27.58, median $97.20, highest $536.40 — a 19.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $136.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80048 ($73.82). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| WEST PENN ALLEGHENY HEALTH SYSTEM INC
WEXFORD, PA CHG BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL |
$6.76 | file |