Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in St. Louis, MO-IL
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 11 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $18.85 to $279.36, with a median of $124.15. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis.
Cash prices at 11 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $18.85 | $29.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $18.85 | $29.00 | 35% | — source file |
| American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $53.72 | $89.53 | 40% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO BLOOD TEST; BASIC GROUP OF BLOOD CHEMICALS (CALCIUM; TOTAL) | $66.50 | $66.50 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Hospitals East Communities dba Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $118.30 | $182.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $124.15 | $191.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO Basic Metabolic Pnl Calcium Total | $146.25 | $225.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $213.12 | $296.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL BASIC METABOLIC PNL TOTAL CA | $234.00 | $325.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $255.60 | $355.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $279.36 | $388.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.85, median $124.15, highest $279.36 — a 14.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $213.12. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 80048 ($72.50). 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.
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MOBasic Metabolic Panel | $7.24 | file |