Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Sioux Falls, SD-MN — inpatient

In Sioux Falls, SD-MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $60.80 to $67.20, with a median of $64.00. The lowest listed price is at Sanford Luverne Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 4, 2026 and Mar 4, 2026.

Lowest$60.80Sanford Luverne Medical Center
Median$64.00half pay less
Highest$67.20in this market
Difference1.1×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 Sioux Falls, SD-MN.

median
Lowest $60.80Highest $67.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Sanford Luverne Medical Center lowest Luverne, MN BASIC METABOLIC PANEL 80048 $60.80 $76.00 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center Canton, SD BASIC METABOLIC PANEL 80048 $67.20 $84.00 20% Mar 4, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $60.80, median $64.00, highest $67.20 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $64.00 — 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.