Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA — inpatient

In Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $11.77 to $87.20, with a median of $44.32. The lowest listed price is at Overlake Medical Center & Clinics.

Cash prices at 14 facilities across 13 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$11.77Overlake Medical Center & Clinics
Median$44.32half pay less
Highest$87.20in 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 Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.

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Lowest $11.77Highest $87.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Overlake Medical Center & Clinics lowest Bellevue, WA Hc Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total-Lc $11.77 $23.54 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Virginia Mason Medical Center Seattle, WA BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $29.58 $58.00 49%
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $41.76 $87.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Issaquah, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $41.76 $87.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Edmonds Edmonds, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $41.76 $87.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Swedish Health Services Seattle, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $41.76 $87.00 52% Apr 1, 2026
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Overlake Medical Center & Clinics Bellevue, WA Hc Basic Metabolic Panel Calcium Total $43.00 $86.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Saint Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (POC) $43.40 $150.54 71% Feb 28, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Everett, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $45.24 $87.00 48% Apr 1, 2026
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Franciscan Health System Gig Harbor, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (POC) $45.79 $150.54 70% Feb 28, 2026
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Highline Medical Center Burien, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (POC) $45.97 $150.54 69% Feb 28, 2026
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St Francis Community Hospital Federal Way, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (POC) $47.25 $150.54 69% Feb 28, 2026
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Franciscan Health System Tacoma, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (POC) $49.86 $150.54 67% Feb 28, 2026
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Enumclaw Regional Hospital Association Enumclaw, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (POC) $53.20 $150.54 65% Feb 28, 2026
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Public Hospital Dist No 1 Skagit dba Cascade Valley Hospital Arlington, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PROFILE $72.00 $90.00 20%
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Kaiser Permanente Central Hospital E Seattle, WA "METABOLIC PANEL,BASIC" $87.20 $109.00 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.77, median $44.32, highest $87.20 — a 7.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $45.24 — 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.