Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI — inpatient

In Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $15.00 to $117.50, with a median of $66.25.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 80048, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Nov 21, 2025.

Lowest$15.00Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Median$66.25half pay less
Highest$117.50in this market
Difference7.8×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 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI.

median
Lowest $15.00Highest $117.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center lowest Elkhorn, WI POC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $15.00 $30.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Elkhorn, WI BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $117.50 $235.00 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $15.00, median $66.25, highest $117.50 — a 7.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $66.25 — 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.