Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Corning, IA — inpatient

In Corning, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $12.48 to $132.00, with a median of $72.24.

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 Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$12.48Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa
Median$72.24half pay less
Highest$132.00in this market
Difference10.6×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 Corning, IA.

median
Lowest $12.48Highest $132.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa lowest Corning, IA HC RHC BASIC METABOLIC PANL $12.48 $26.00 52% Feb 28, 2026
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Alegent Health - Mercy Hospital, Corning Iowa Corning, IA HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $132.00 $275.00 52% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $12.48, median $72.24, highest $132.00 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $72.24 — 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.