Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $51.80 to $156.87, with a median of $103.60. The lowest listed price is at Providence Health And Services - Washington.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$51.80Providence Health And Services - Washington
Median$103.60half pay less
Highest$156.87in this market
Difference3.0×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

median
Lowest $51.80Highest $156.87

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Providence Health And Services - Washington lowest Colville, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $51.80 $74.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Chewelah, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $74.90 $107.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $103.60 $148.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $108.50 $155.00 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Health And Services - Washington Spokane, WA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $156.87 $224.10 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $51.80, median $103.60, highest $156.87 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $74.90 — 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.