Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Raleigh-Cary, NC — inpatient

In Raleigh-Cary, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $74.25 to $74.25, with a median of $74.25.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$74.25DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Median$74.25half pay less
Highest$74.25in this market
Difference1.0×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 Raleigh-Cary, NC.

median
Lowest $74.25Highest $74.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL lowest Raleigh, NC Basic Metabolic Panel Total Ca $74.25 $275.00 73%
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Raleigh, NC Basic Metabolic Panel Total Ca $74.25 $275.00 73%
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Inpatient: lowest $74.25, median $74.25, highest $74.25.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $74.25 — 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.