Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in St. Louis, MO-IL — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $29.32 to $279.36, with a median of $213.12. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 7 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Mar 16, 2026.
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 Rehabilitation Hospital South lowest Louis, MO METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $29.32 | $29.32 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $29.32 | $29.32 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL BASIC METABO CA TOTA | $53.72 | $89.53 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA | $207.94 | $207.94 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $213.12 | $296.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO BASIC METABOLIC PANEL | $224.82 | $224.82 | — | Mar 16, 2026 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 |
Inpatient: lowest $29.32, median $213.12, highest $279.36 — a 9.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $124.15 — 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.
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 |