Lab tests CPT 80048 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Basic metabolic panel (blood test) in Nebraska City, NE — inpatient

In Nebraska City, NE, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Basic metabolic panel (blood test) as an inpatient: from $24.07 to $131.14, with a median of $77.61.

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$24.07St. Mary's Community Hospital
Median$77.61half pay less
Highest$131.14in this market
Difference5.4×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 Nebraska City, NE.

median
Lowest $24.07Highest $131.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St. Mary's Community Hospital lowest Nebraska City, NE HC RHC BASIC METABOLIC PANL $24.07 $29.00 17% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Mary's Community Hospital Nebraska City, NE HC BASIC METABOLIC PANEL $131.14 $158.00 17% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $24.07, median $77.61, highest $131.14 — a 5.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $77.61 — 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.