General health panel cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 7 hospitals list a cash price for General health panel: metabolic panel, blood count and TSH in one order: from $81.90 to $456.00, with a median of $144.90. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center — $63.00 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $144.90 at 10 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 80050, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center lowest Boston, MA HC General Health Panel | $81.90 | $182.00 | $7.96–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center South Brockton, MA HC General Health Panel | $82.91 | $184.24 | $93.80–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC General Health Panel | $92.98 | $206.62 | $22.19–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC General Health Panel - Bundled Charge | $144.90 | $207.00 | $54.36–$282.64 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC General Health Panel - Bundled Charge | $144.90 | $207.00 | $26.23–$223.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC General Health Panel - Bundled Charge | $144.90 | $207.00 | $72.45–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC General Health Panel | $456.00 | $456.00 | $16.94–$456.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $81.90, median $144.90, highest $456.00 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $144.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
The general health panel bundles three common blood tests into one order: a comprehensive metabolic panel, a complete blood count and a TSH thyroid test. It is often used for routine checkups. Medicare does not cover this code, but many hospitals list it in their price files.
What the price covers
The price usually covers all three tests in the panel. The blood draw is often billed separately.