Lab tests CPT 80048 Outpatient

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test): from $39.00 to $150.50, with a median of $150.50. The lowest listed price is at Jefferson Medical Center.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$39.00Jefferson Medical Center
Median$150.50half pay less
Highest$150.50in this market
Difference3.9×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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.

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Lowest $39.00Highest $150.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Jefferson Medical Center lowest Ranson, WV METABOLIC PANEL TOTAL CA $39.00 $78.00 50%
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Potomac Hospital Corporation of Prince William Woodbridge, VA Chgl Basic Metabolic Panel $43.00 $86.00 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA HC PANEL CHEM BASIC W/TOTAL CA $150.50 $301.00 50%
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Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA HC PANEL CHEM BASIC W/TOTAL CA $150.50 $301.00 50%
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Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA HC PANEL CHEM BASIC W/TOTAL CA $150.50 $301.00 50%
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Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA HC PANEL CHEM BASIC W/TOTAL CA $150.50 $301.00 50%
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Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA HC PANEL CHEM BASIC W/TOTAL CA $150.50 $301.00 50%
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Outpatient: lowest $39.00, median $150.50, highest $150.50 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $150.50. 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.