Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $50.18 to $371.65, with a median of $152.40. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$50.18Mercy Hospital
Median$152.40half pay less
Highest$371.65in this market
Difference7.4×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

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Lowest $50.18Highest $371.65

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital lowest Portland, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL-Q $50.18 $193.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $50.18 $193.00 74%
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York Hospital York, ME W BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (WELLS) $152.40 $254.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME SB PICCOLO BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $152.40 $254.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME BASIC METABOLIC PNL-PICCOLO (KITTERY) $152.40 $254.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $152.40 $254.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME M BMP-PICCOLO (MY HEALTH KITTERY) $152.40 $254.00 40%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC METAPANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $196.30 $196.30 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC METAPANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $213.45 $213.45 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME B* HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL CALCIUM TOTAL $371.65 $371.65 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $50.18, median $152.40, highest $371.65 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $152.40 — 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.